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AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
CLASSIC CABLE, INC.
as Borrower
THE LENDERS PARTIES HERETO,
XXXXXXX XXXXX CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.
as Lead Arranger and Syndication Agent
and
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
as Documentation Agent
and
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
as Administrative Agent
Dated as of July 28, 1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS...........................................................................................1
1.1 Defined Terms...................................................................................1
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions..................................................................20
SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT; COMMITMENT AMOUNTS..................................21
2.1 Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit; Revolving Loan Commitment Amounts.......................21
2.2 Term A Loans; Term A Commitment................................................................24
2.3 Term B Loans; Term B Commitment................................................................25
2.4 Term C Loans; Term C Commitment................................................................27
2.5 Issuance of Letters of Credit..................................................................29
2.6 Optional Prepayments...........................................................................31
2.7 Mandatory Prepayments..........................................................................31
2.8 Conversion and Continuation Options............................................................34
2.9 Minimum Amounts of Tranches....................................................................35
2.10 Interest Rates and Payment Dates...............................................................35
2.11 Computation of Interest and Fees...............................................................35
2.12 Inability to Determine Interest Rate...........................................................36
2.13 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments................................................................36
2.14 Illegality.....................................................................................37
2.15 Increased Costs................................................................................37
2.16 U.S. Taxes.....................................................................................38
2.17 Indemnity......................................................................................39
2.18 Unused Commitment Fees.........................................................................39
2.19 Mitigation of Costs............................................................................39
2.20 Registered Loans...............................................................................40
2.21. Term C Commitments................................................................................40
SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.......................................................................41
3.1 Organization and Good Standing.................................................................41
3.2 Power and Authority............................................................................41
3.3 Validity and Legal Effect......................................................................41
3.4 No Violation of Laws or Agreements.............................................................41
3.5 Title to Assets; Existing Encumbrances; Legal Names............................................42
3.6 Capital Structure; Equity Ownership; Subordinated Debt.........................................42
3.7 Subsidiaries and Affiliates....................................................................42
3.8 Material Contracts.............................................................................42
3.9 Taxes and Assessments..........................................................................43
3.10 Litigation and Legal Proceedings...............................................................43
3.11 Accuracy of Financial Information..............................................................43
3.12 Accuracy of Other Information..................................................................43
3.13 Compliance with Laws Generally.................................................................44
3.14 ERISA Compliance...............................................................................44
3.15 Environmental Compliance.......................................................................44
3.16 Federal Regulations............................................................................45
3.17 Fees and Commissions...........................................................................45
3.18 Representations and Warranties in Acquisition Agreement........................................45
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3.19 Solvency.......................................................................................45
3.20 Franchises.....................................................................................45
3.21 The CATV Systems...............................................................................46
3.22 Rate Regulation................................................................................47
3.23 Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act.....................................47
3.24 Nature of Business.............................................................................48
3.25 Ranking of Loans...............................................................................48
SECTION 4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.................................................................................48
4.1 Conditions to Closing Date.....................................................................48
4.2 Conditions to Each Loan or Letter of Credit....................................................51
SECTION 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS................................................................................51
5.1 Financial Statements...........................................................................51
5.2 Certificates; Other Information................................................................52
5.3 Payment of Obligations.........................................................................53
5.4 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence...............................................53
5.5 Maintenance of Property........................................................................54
5.6 Insurance......................................................................................54
5.7 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions.........................................54
5.8 Environmental Laws.............................................................................54
5.9 Use of Proceeds................................................................................55
5.10 Compliance With Laws, Etc......................................................................55
5.11 Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries; Prohibitions on Certain Agreements................55
5.12 Interest Rate Protection.......................................................................56
5.13 Year 2000......................................................................................56
5.14 Xxxxxx Television Partnership..................................................................56
SECTION 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS...................................................................................56
6.1 Financial Condition Covenants..................................................................56
6.2 Limitation on Indebtedness.....................................................................58
6.3 Limitation on Liens............................................................................59
6.4 Limitation on Fundamental Changes..............................................................59
6.5 Limitation on Sale of Assets...................................................................60
6.6 Limitation on Dividends........................................................................60
6.7 Limitation on Investments, Loans and Advances..................................................61
6.8 Modifications of Certain Documents; Subordinated Indebtedness; Certain Changes.................62
6.9 Transactions with Affiliates...................................................................63
6.10 Fiscal Year....................................................................................63
6.11 Sale-Leaseback Transactions....................................................................63
6.12 Management Fees................................................................................63
6.13 Lines of Business..............................................................................63
SECTION 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT....................................................................................64
SECTION 8. THE AGENT............................................................................................67
8.1 Appointment....................................................................................67
8.2 Delegation of Duties...........................................................................67
8.3 Exculpatory Provisions.........................................................................67
8.4 Reliance by the Agent..........................................................................68
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8.5 Notice of Default..............................................................................68
8.6 Non-Reliance on the Agent and Other Lenders....................................................68
8.7 Indemnification................................................................................69
8.8 The Facility Agents in Their Individual Capacities.............................................69
8.9 Successor Agent................................................................................69
8.10 Collateral Documents...........................................................................69
SECTION 9. MISCELLANEOUS........................................................................................70
9.1 Amendments and Waivers.........................................................................70
9.2 Notices........................................................................................70
9.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.................................................................71
9.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties.....................................................71
9.5 Payment of Expenses and Taxes..................................................................71
9.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations; Purchasing Lenders.....................................72
9.7 Adjustments; Set-Off...........................................................................75
9.8 Counterparts...................................................................................75
9.9 Severability...................................................................................75
9.10 Integration....................................................................................75
9.11 GOVERNING LAW..................................................................................75
9.12 Acknowledgments................................................................................75
9.13 Headings.......................................................................................76
9.14 Copies of Certificates, Etc....................................................................76
9.15 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality..............................................76
9.16 Consent to Jurisdiction........................................................................76
9.17 Interest Rates.................................................................................77
9.18 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL...........................................................................78
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EXHIBITS
A-1 Form of Revolving Note
A-2 Form of Term A Note
A-3 Form of Term B Note
A-4 Form of Term C Note
B Form of Assignment and Acceptance
C Form of Quarterly Officer's Report
D Form of Covenant Compliance Certificate
E Form of Continuation Notice
F Form of Letter of Credit Request
G Form of Regulatory Opinion
H Form of Borrowing Notice
SCHEDULES
1.1 Initial Stockholders
2.1 Commitments
3.1 Business Qualification Jurisdictions
3.5 Legal and Trade Names
3.7 Subsidiaries and Affiliates
3.8 Material Contracts
3.9 Net Operating Losses
3.10 Litigation
3.17 Certain Fees
3.20 Franchises
3.21 Certain Matters Relating to CATV Systems
3.22 Effective Competition with respect to CATV Systems
4.1 Post-Closing Date FCC Consents
6.2 Indebtedness
6.3 Liens
6.7 Investments
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of July 28, 1999, among (1) CLASSIC
CABLE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), (2) the several banks and
other financial institutions from time to time parties to this Agreement (the
"Lenders"), (3) XXXXXXX SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P., as Lead Arranger and
Syndication Agent, (4) THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Documentation Agent, and (5)
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders
hereunder (in such capacity, the "Agent").
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
1. The Borrower is a party to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 29,
1998 (the "Existing Credit Agreement") among the Borrower, as borrower, the
lenders referred to therein (the "Existing Lenders"), Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Capital
Partners L.P., as Co-Arranger and Syndication Agent, and Union Bank of
California, N.A., as Co-Arranger, Administrative Agent and Documentation Agent,
as agent for such lenders.
2. The Borrower, as buyer, and Xxxxxx Group, Inc. and certain other
Persons, as seller, have entered into that certain Securities Purchase Agreement
dated as of May 11, 1999 (as amended, modified or supplemented, the "Acquisition
Agreement"). Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement the Borrower will purchase
all outstanding shares of capital stock (except for shares owned by Xxxxxx
Television Partnership) of Xxxxxx Television, Inc. ("BTI") and all partnership
interests of Xxxxxx Television Partnership (such acquisition, the "BTI
Acquisition") for a purchase price not more than $300,000,000 (as such price may
be adjusted pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement).
3. The Borrower has requested that the Lenders extend loans and make
available letters of credit to it from time to time, in an aggregate amount not
exceeding $250,000,000 (subject to being increased to $350,000,000 in accordance
with the terms of Section 2.21 hereof), for the purposes of (i) refinancing
certain existing indebtedness of BTI, (ii) consummating the BTI Acquisition and
additional Permitted Acquisitions, (iii) funding working capital and capital
expenditures and (iv) funding general corporate purposes, in each case on the
terms and conditions set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree to amend and restate
the Existing Credit Agreement as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
"Accountants": Ernst & Young LLP, or such other firm of independent
certified public accountants of recognized national standing as shall be
selected by the Borrower and satisfactory to the Lead Arranger.
"Acquisition Agreement": as defined in the Preliminary Statements
hereto.
"Affiliate": as to any Person, (a) any other Person which, directly or
indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with,
such Person, (b) any Person who is a director, officer, shareholder or partner
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such Person, (ii) of any Subsidiary of such Person or (iii) of any Person
described in the preceding clause (a), (c) any spouse, immediate family member
or other relative who has the same principal residence of any Person described
in the preceding clauses (a) and (b), or (d) any trust in which any such Person
described in the preceding clauses (a), (b) or (c) is the principal beneficiary.
For purposes of this definition, "control" of a Person means the power, directly
or indirectly, either to (i) vote securities having 5% or more of the ordinary
voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (ii) direct or
cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by
contract or otherwise.
"Agent": as defined in the preamble hereto.
"Aggregate Available Revolving Loan Commitment": the sum of the
Available Revolving Loan Commitments of each Lender.
"Aggregate Commitment": the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Loan
Commitment, the Aggregate Term A Commitment, the Aggregate Term B Commitment and
the Aggregate Term C Commitment.
"Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment": the sum of the Revolving Loan
Commitments set forth on the signature pages hereto, as the same may be adjusted
from time to time pursuant to the provisions hereof.
"Aggregate Term A Commitment": the sum of the Term A Commitments set
forth on the signature pages hereto.
"Aggregate Term B Commitment": the sum of the Term B Commitments set
forth on the signature pages hereto.
"Aggregate Term C Commitment": the sum of the Term C Commitments of the
Term C Lenders.
"Agreement": this Credit Agreement, as amended, waived, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
"Annualized Operating Cash Flow": as at any date, the product of (i)
Operating Cash Flow for the fiscal quarter ending on or most recently ended
prior to such date times (ii) four; provided that with respect to any
calculation of Annualized Operating Cash Flow made as of March 31 of any fiscal
year, "Annualized Operating Cash Flow" shall be equal to the product of (x)
Operating Cash Flow for the two consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on
March 31 times (y) two.
"Applicable Lending Office": for any Lender, its offices for LIBOR
Loans, Base Rate Loans and participations in Letters of Credit, specified below
its signature on the signature pages hereof or in the Assignment and Acceptance
or Assumption Agreement pursuant to which it became a party hereto, as the case
may be, any of which offices may, upon 10 days' prior written notice to the
Agent and the Borrower, be changed by such Lender.
"Applicable Margin": (a) with respect to Revolving Loans and Term A
Loans, for each LIBOR Loan and for each Base Rate Loan as set forth below:
Maximum
Total Debt Ratio LIBOR Base Rate
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1(>=6.50:1) +2.500% +1.500%
2(<6.50:1->=6.00:1) +2.250% +1.250%
3(<6.00:1->=5.50:1) +2.000% +1.000%
4(<5.50:1->=5.00:1) +1.750% +0.750%
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5(<5.00:1) +1.500% +0.500%
and (b) with respect to Term B Loans and Term C Loans, for each LIBOR
Loan and for each Base Rate Loan as set forth below:
Maximum
Total Debt Ratio LIBOR Base Rate
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1(>= 5.50:1) +2.750% +1.750%
2(< 5.50:1) +2.500% +1.500%
"Approved Fund": with respect to any Lender that is a fund that invests
in commercial loans, any other fund or trust or entity that invests in
commercial loans and is advised or managed by the same investment advisor as
such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.
"Asset Disposition": the sale, sale and leaseback, transfer,
conveyance, exchange, long-term lease accorded sales treatment under GAAP or
similar disposition (including by means of a merger, consolidation,
amalgamation, joint venture or other substantive combination) of any of the
Properties, business or assets (other than marketable securities, including
"margin stock" within the meaning of Regulation U, liquid investments and other
financial instruments but, including, without limitation, the assignment of any
lease, license or permit relating to the Properties) of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries to any Person or Persons other than to the Borrower or any of
its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries; provided that Asset Dispositions shall not
include the sale or other disposition in the ordinary course of business and on
ordinary business terms of assets in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000.
"Assignment and Acceptance": an Assignment and Acceptance substantially
in the form of Exhibit B to this Agreement.
"Assuming Lender": as specified in Section 2.21(d).
"Assumption Agreement": as specified in Section 2.21(d)(ii).
"Available Revolving Loan Commitment": with respect to each Lender
having a Revolving Loan Commitment on the date of determination thereof, the
amount by which (a) the Revolving Loan Commitment of such Lender on such date
exceeds (b) the principal sum of such Lender's (i) Revolving Loans outstanding,
(ii) Revolving Loan Commitment Percentage of the aggregate Letter of Credit
Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding and (iii) Revolving Loan Commitment
Percentage of the aggregate amount of unreimbursed drawings under all Letters of
Credit on such date.
"Base Rate": for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greater of (a) the Reference
Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on
such day plus 1/2 of 1%. "Reference Rate" shall mean the rate of interest per
annum publicly announced from time to time by Union Bank of California, N.A. as
its "reference rate" in effect at its office in Los Angeles, California.
"Federal Funds Effective Rate" shall mean, for any day, the weighted average of
the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal
Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on the next
succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such
rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the
quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Agent from three
federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. If, for any reason,
the Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent
manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate
for any reason, including, without limitation, the inability or failure of the
Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms hereof, the
Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) of the first sentence
of this definition until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no
longer exist. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Reference Rate
or the
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Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such
change in the Reference Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
"Base Rate Loans": Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is
based upon the Base Rate.
"Basic Subscribers": as at any date, (a) the number of Subscribers who
subscribe to a CATV System at all rates of pricing for the different levels of
service for such CATV System to a single household Subscriber (exclusive of
"secondary outlets," as such term is commonly understood in the cable television
industry), plus (b) the number of Subscribers determined by dividing the
aggregate dollar monthly amount billed to bulk Subscribers (hotels, motels,
apartment buildings, hospitals and the like), by the regular basic monthly
subscription rate for basic service charged by the CATV System in which such
bulk Subscriber is located.
"Borrower": as defined in the preamble hereto.
"Borrowing Notice": a notice from the Borrower to the Agent requesting
a borrowing of Loans, substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto.
"BTI": as defined in the Preliminary Statements hereto.
"BTI Acquisition": as defined in the Preliminary Statements hereto.
"Business Day": a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks in the State of California or New York City are
authorized or required by law to close and which, in the case of a LIBOR Loan,
is a Eurodollar Business Day.
"Capital Expenditures": for any period, expenditures (including,
without limitation, the aggregate amount of Capitalized Lease Obligations
incurred during such period) made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to
acquire or construct fixed assets, plant and equipment (including renewals,
improvements and replacements, but excluding repairs and excluding also the BTI
Acquisition or any Permitted Acquisition) during such period computed in
accordance with GAAP.
"Capitalized Lease Obligations": obligations for the payment of rent
for any real or personal property under leases or agreements to lease that, in
accordance with GAAP, have been or should be capitalized on the books of the
lessee and, for purposes hereof, the amount of any such obligation shall be the
capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Capital Stock": any and all shares, interests, participations or other
equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all
equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), any and
all warrants, options or rights to purchase any of the foregoing or any other
securities convertible into any of the foregoing.
"Cash Collateral Account": as defined in the Recitals to the Security
Agreement.
"Cash Collateral Deposit": cash deposits made by the Borrower to the
Agent, to be held by the Agent as Collateral in the Cash Collateral Account
pursuant to the Security Agreement, for the reimbursement of drawings under
Letters of Credit.
"Cash Equivalent": any of the following: (a) readily marketable direct
obligations of the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality
thereof or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit
of the United States of America, maturing within 365 days of purchase (in the
case of all such obligations other than direct
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obligations of the United States Treasury), (b) certificates of deposit of or
time deposits maturing within 365 days of purchase with any commercial bank that
is a Lender or (i) has deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, (ii) is organized under the laws of the United States or any State
thereof and (iii) (A) issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper
rated as described in clause (c) below, or (B) has combined capital and surplus
or at least $500 million, (c) commercial paper issued by any corporation
organized under the laws of any State of the United States and rated at least
"Prime-1" (or the then equivalent grade) by Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. or
"A-1" (or the then equivalent grade) by the Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, a
division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., in each case with a maturity of not
more than 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof, (d) repurchase
agreements entered into by the Borrower with a Lender or any commercial bank of
the type referred to in clause (b) above for direct obligations issued by or
fully guaranteed by the United States of America maturing within 365 days and,
except for repurchase agreements having a term of not more than seven days, in
which the Agent shall have a valid and perfected first priority security
interest (subject to no other Liens) provided that each such repurchase
agreement shall have a fair market value of at least 100% of the amount of the
repurchase obligations thereunder on the date of purchase thereof and (e)
investments, classified as current assets of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries under GAAP, in money market investment programs registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which are administered by
financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either
Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Rating Agency, and the
portfolios of which are limited solely to Investments of the character, quality
and maturity described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this definition.
"Cash Income Taxes": cash income taxes paid by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries during the fiscal quarter most recently ended and the immediately
preceding three fiscal quarters.
"Casualty Event": with respect to any Property of any Person, any loss
of or damage to, or any condemnation or other taking of, such Property for which
such Person or any of its Subsidiaries receives insurance proceeds, or proceeds
of a condemnation award or other compensation.
"CATV System": any cable distribution system that receives broadcast
signals by antennae, microwave transmission, satellite transmission or any other
form of transmission and that amplifies such signals and distributes them to
Persons who pay to receive such signals.
"CCI: Classic Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"CCI Indenture": that certain Indenture dated as of July 29, 1998,
between CCI and Bank One, N.A. as trustee, as it may be amended or otherwise
modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
"CCI Notes": $114,000,000 Classic Communications, Inc. Units Consisting
of 13 1/4% Senior Discount Notes due 2009 issued pursuant to the CCI Indenture.
"Closing Date": the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in
Section 4.1 have been satisfied.
"Code": the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
"Collateral": all of the property (tangible or intangible) purported to
be subject to the lien or security interest purported to be created by any
mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, pledge agreement, assignment or
other security document heretofore or hereafter executed by the Borrower and any
other Obligor, as the case may be, as security for all or part of the
Obligations.
"Collateral Account": as defined in the Recitals to the Security
Agreement.
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"Collateral Documents": the Security Agreement, all notices of security
interests in (and agreements executed in connection therewith) deposit accounts
requested by the Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement,
and all Form UCC-1 and Form UCC-3 Financing Statements and amendments thereto
and any other document encumbering the Collateral or evidencing or perfecting a
security interest therein for the benefit of the Lenders executed by the
Borrower and the other Obligors.
"Commitment Date": as specified in Section 2.21(b).
"Commitment Increase": as specified in Section 2.21(a).
"Commitment Percentage": as to any Lender at any time, the percentage
of the Aggregate Commitment then constituted by such Lender's Commitments.
"Commitments": as to any Lender, any Revolving Loan Commitment, any
Term A Commitment, any Term B Commitment and any Term C Commitment held by it
hereunder.
"Commonly Controlled Entity": as to any Person, an entity, whether or
not incorporated, which is under common control with such Person within the
meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group which includes such
Person and which is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
"Communications Act": the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and
the rules and regulations issued thereunder, as from time to time in effect.
"Continuation Notice": a request for continuation or conversion of a
Loan as set forth in Section 2.8, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
"Contractual Obligation": as to any Person, any provision of any
security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other
undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its
property is bound.
"Covenant Compliance Certificate": a certificate of a senior financial
officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.
"Debt Offering": any issuance or sale by CCI, the Borrower or any of
their respective Subsidiaries of any debt securities.
"Debt Service": for any period, the sum, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in
accordance with GAAP), of the following: (a) in the case of Revolving Loans
under this Agreement, the aggregate amount of payments of principal of such
Loans that, giving effect to Commitment reductions scheduled to be made during
such period pursuant to Section 2.1(e), were required to be made pursuant to
this Agreement during such period plus (b) in the case of all other
Indebtedness, all regularly scheduled payments or regularly scheduled
prepayments of principal of Indebtedness (including, without limitation, the
principal component of any payments in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations,
but excluding prepayments under Section 2.7 hereof) made during such period plus
(c) all Interest Expense for such period.
"Default": any of the events specified in Section 7, whether or not any
requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any other
condition, has been satisfied.
"Documentation Agent": as defined in the preamble hereto.
"Dollars" and "$": dollars in lawful currency of the United States.
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"Drawing Lender": as defined in Section 2.5(c).
"Environmental Control Statutes": as defined in Section 3.15.
"Equity Offering": (a) the sale or issuance (or reissuance) by the
Borrower, any Subsidiary, or CCI of any equity interest (common stock, preferred
stock, partnership interests, limited liability company interests or otherwise)
or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights to purchase
such beneficial or equity interests, or (b) the receipt by the Borrower, any
Subsidiary or CCI of any capital contribution (whether or not evidenced by any
equity security); provided that Equity Offering shall not include (i) any
exercise of a warrant for which the respective exercise price is nominal, (ii)
any such issuance or sale by any Subsidiary of the Borrower to the Borrower or
any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, (iii) any capital contribution by
the Borrower or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower to any Subsidiary of
the Borrower, (iv) any such issuance or sale of stock in the Borrower or capital
contribution to the Borrower, the proceeds of which are applied concurrently
with the receipt thereof (or within 10 Business Days thereafter) to consummate a
Permitted Acquisition pursuant to Section 6.7(h) or (v) any equity interest
issued pursuant to an employment contract or an equity incentive plan for
employees and involving cash consideration not in excess of $1,000,000 in any
single transaction or $3,000,000 in the aggregate for all transactions included
in this clause (v).
"Equity Rights": with respect to any Person, any subscriptions,
options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind
(including, without limitation, any stockholders' or voting trust agreements)
for the issuance, sale, registration or voting of, or securities convertible
into, any additional shares of capital stock of any class, or partnership or
other ownership interests of any type in, such Person.
"Equityholder Agreements": each shareholder agreement, limited
liability company agreement, partnership agreement, voting agreement, buy-sell
agreement, option, warrant, put, call, or right of first refusal, and any other
agreement or instrument with conversion rights into equity of the Borrower or
any Subsidiary either (a) between the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any holder
or prospective holder of any equity interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
(including interests convertible into such equity) or (b) otherwise between any
two or more such holders of equity interests.
"ERISA": the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time.
"ERISA Affiliate": as to any Person, each trade or business including
such Person, whether or not incorporated, which together with such Person would
be treated as a single employer under Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.
"Eurodollar Business Day": any day on which banks are open for dealings
in Dollar deposits in the London Interbank Market.
"Event of Default": any of the events specified in Section 7, provided
that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or
any other condition, has been satisfied.
"Excess Cash Flow": for any period, the excess of (a) the sum of (i)
Operating Cash Flow for such period plus (ii) cash receipts during such period
in respect of any extraordinary or non-recurring gains to the extent not
required pursuant to Section 2.7(b) to be applied to the prepayment of the Loans
and reductions of the Commitments (or minus cash payments during such period in
respect of any extraordinary or non-recurring losses) over (b) the sum of (i)
Fixed Charges for such period (minus the amount of any Capital Expenditures to
the extent financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to
Section 6.2(g) during such period) plus (ii) the excess, if any, of Working
Investment at the end of such period over Working Investment at the beginning of
such period (or minus the excess, if any of Working Investment at the beginning
of such period over Working Investment at the end of such period).
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"Existing Credit Agreement": as defined in the Preliminary Statements
hereto.
"Existing Lenders": as defined in the Preliminary Statements hereto.
"FCC": the Federal Communications Commission or any successor thereto.
"Facility Agent": as defined in Section 8.1.
"Federal Funds Effective Rate": as defined in the definition of "Base
Rate" contained in this Section 1.1.
"Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio": as at the last day of any fiscal
quarter, the ratio of Annualized Operating Cash Flow as at such last day to
Fixed Charges for the four quarter period ending on such day.
"Fixed Charges": for any period, the sum, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in
accordance with GAAP), of the following: (i) Debt Service for such period, (ii)
Capital Expenditures for such period and (iii) Cash Income Taxes for such
period.
"Franchise": a franchise, license, authorization or right by contract
or otherwise to construct, own, operate, promote, extend and/or otherwise
exploit any CATV System or Telephone System operated or to be operated by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries granted by any state, county, city, town,
village or other local or state government authority or by the FCC. The term
"Franchise" shall include each of the Franchises set forth on Schedule 3.20
hereto.
"GAAP": generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
in effect from time to time. If, at any time, GAAP changes in a manner which
will materially affect the calculations determining compliance by the Borrower
with any of the covenants in Section 6.1, such covenants shall continue to be
calculated in accordance with GAAP in effect prior to such changes in GAAP.
"Governmental Authority": any nation or government, any federal, state
or other political subdivision thereof and any federal, state or local entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government.
"GSCP": Xxxxxxx Sachs Credit Partners L.P.
"Guarantee Obligation": as to any Person (the "guaranteeing person"),
any obligation (without duplication) of (a) the guaranteeing person or (b)
another Person (including, without limitation, any bank under any letter of
credit) to induce the creation of which the guaranteeing person has issued a
reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, in either case
guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or
other obligations (the "primary obligations") of any other third Person (the
"primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including,
without limitation, any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not
contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property
constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply
funds for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or to maintain
working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to
maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase
property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner
of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make
payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless
the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof;
provided, however, that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include
endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of
business. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person
shall be deemed to be the lesser of (a) an amount equal to the stated or
determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee
Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person
may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee
Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which
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such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which
case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person's
maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the
Borrower in good faith.
"Guarantees": the guarantees made by each of the Guarantors and all
other guarantees executed by a guarantor in favor of the Agent for the benefit
of the Lenders, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lead
Arranger and the Agent, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time
in accordance with the terms hereof.
"Guarantors": (i) each Subsidiary, (ii) CCI and (iii) Translator
Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"Hazardous Material": collectively, (a) any petroleum or petroleum
products, flammable materials, explosives, radioactive materials, asbestos, urea
formaldehyde foam insulation, and transformers or other equipment that contain
polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCB's"), (b) any chemicals or other materials or
substances that are now or hereafter become defined as or included in the
definition of "hazardous substances", "hazardous wastes", "hazardous materials",
"extremely hazardous wastes", "restricted hazardous wastes", "toxic substances",
"toxic pollutants", "contaminants", "pollutants" or words of similar import
under any Environmental Control Statute and (c) any other chemical or other
material or substance, exposure to which is now or hereafter prohibited, limited
or regulated under any Environmental Control Statute.
"Increase Date": as defined in Section 2.21(a).
"Increase Lender": as specified in Section 2.21(b).
"Indebtedness": of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all
indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase
price of property or services (other than trade liabilities (other than for
borrowed money) incurred in the ordinary course of business so long as such
trade liabilities are payable within 90 days of the date the respective goods
are delivered or the respective services are rendered) or which is evidenced by
a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, (b) all obligations of such
Person under Capitalized Lease Obligations, (c) all obligations of such Person
in respect of acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person, (d)
all liabilities secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person even
though such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable for the payment
thereof, (e) all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent, in
respect of letters of credit opened for the account of such Person, (f) all
payment obligations of such Person under Non-Compete Agreements and (g) all
Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of any indebtedness, obligations
or liabilities of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (a)
through (g) of this definition.
"Initial Stockholders": collectively, the persons and entities listed
on Schedule 1.1 hereto and any Affiliates thereof which become owners of capital
stock of CCI.
"Insolvency": with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition
that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
"Insolvent": pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.
"Interest Expense": for any period, the sum, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in
accordance with GAAP), of the following: (i) all interest on Total Debt
(including, without limitation, the interest component of any payments in
respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations) which was paid, payable and/or accrued
for such period (without duplication of previous amounts and without including
"PIK" interest or similar interest, if any, which is not required under the
terms of the instrument creating such Indebtedness to be paid currently in
cash), (ii) all commitment, letter of credit or line of credit fees paid,
payable and/or accrued for such period (without duplication of previous amounts)
to any lender in exchange for such lender's
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commitment to lend, (iii) net amounts payable (or receivable) under all Interest
Rate Agreements and (iv) all Restricted Payments made to CCI pursuant to Section
6.6(iii); provided, however, that if, as at any date (a "calculation date"),
fewer than four complete consecutive fiscal quarters have elapsed subsequent to
the Closing Date, Interest Expense shall be calculated only for the portion of
such period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the calculation date
and shall then be annualized by multiplying the amount of such Interest Expense
by a fraction, the numerator of which is 365 and denominator of which is the
number of days during the period commencing on the day immediately following the
Closing Date through and including the calculation date.
"Interest Payment Date": (a) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last day of
each March, June, September and December to occur while the Loans are
outstanding, (b) as to any LIBOR Loan having an Interest Period of three months
or less, the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any LIBOR Loan having
an Interest Period longer than three months, each day which is at the end of
each three month-period within such Interest Period after the first day of such
Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period and (d) for each of
(a), (b) and (c) above, the day on which the Term A Loans, Term B Loans, Term C
Loans and the Revolving Loans become due and payable in full and are paid or
prepaid in full.
"Interest Period": with respect to any LIBOR Loan:
(a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion
date, as the case may be, with respect to such LIBOR Loan and ending one, two,
three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its notice of
borrowing or Continuation Notice, as the case may be, given with respect
thereto; and
(b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next
preceding Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Loan and ending one, two,
three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable
notice to the Agent not less than three Eurodollar Business Days prior to the
last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto;
provided that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are
subject to the following:
(i) if any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Loan would
otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period
shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result
of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another
calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the
immediately preceding Business Day;
(ii) any Interest Period that would otherwise extend beyond
the date final payment is due on the Term A Loans, the Term B Loans,
the Term C Loans or the Revolving Loans, as applicable, shall end on
the date of such final payment; and
(iii) any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Loan that
begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for
which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month
at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day
of a calendar month.
"Interest Rate Agreement": any interest rate protection agreement,
interest rate future, interest rate option, interest rate swap, interest rate
cap or other interest rate hedge or arrangement which is designed solely to
protect against fluctuations in interest rates (and does not increase the
Indebtedness of the obligor outstanding at any time other than as a result of
fluctuations in interest rates) under which the Borrower is a party or a
beneficiary.
"Lead Arranger": as defined in the preamble hereto.
"Lenders": as defined in the preamble hereto and Section 8.8 hereof and
includes Assuming Lenders.
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"Letter of Credit": as defined in Section 2.1(a).
"Letter of Credit Amount": the stated maximum amount available to be
drawn under a particular Letter of Credit, as such amount may be reduced or
reinstated from time to time in accordance with the terms of such Letter of
Credit.
"Letter of Credit Request": a request by the Borrower for the issuance
of a Letter of Credit, on the Agent's standard form of Application for
Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit, the current form of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit F, and containing terms and conditions satisfactory to the
Agent in its sole discretion.
"LIBOR": with respect to any LIBOR Loan for any Interest Period
therefor, the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest
1/16 of 1%), as determined by the Agent, of the rates per annum quoted by the
respective Reference Lenders at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time (or as soon
thereafter as practicable) on the date two Business Days prior to the first day
of such Interest Period for the offering by the respective Reference Lenders to
leading banks in the London interbank market of Dollar deposits having a term
comparable to such Interest Period and in an amount comparable to the principal
amount of the LIBOR Loan to be made by the respective Reference Lenders for such
Interest Period. If any Reference Lender is not participating in any LIBOR Loans
during any Interest Period therefor, LIBOR for such Loans for such Interest
Period shall be determined by reference to the amount of such Loans that such
Reference Lender would have made or had outstanding had it been participating in
such Loan during such Interest Period.
"LIBOR Adjusted Rate": with respect to each day during each Interest
Period pertaining to a LIBOR Loan, a rate per annum determined for such day in
accordance with the following formula (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of
1%):
LIBOR
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1.00 - LIBOR Reserve Requirements
"LIBOR Loans": Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based
upon LIBOR.
"LIBOR Reserve Requirements": for any day as applied to a LIBOR Loan,
the aggregate (without duplication) of the maximum rates (expressed as a decimal
fraction) of reserve requirements in effect on such day (including, without
limitation, basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves under any
regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other
Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto) dealing with
reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to
as "Eurocurrency Liabilities" in Regulation D of such Board) maintained by a
member bank of such Federal Reserve System.
"Lien": any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), or preference, priority or
other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature
whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, any Capitalized Lease Obligation having substantially the
same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of any financing
statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable law of any
jurisdiction in respect of any of the foregoing).
"Loan": a Revolving Loan, a Term A Loan, a Term B Loan or a Term C
Loan.
"Loan Documents": this Agreement, the Notes, any Letter of Credit
Requests that are executed by the Borrower, the Collateral Documents and the
Guarantees and any other agreement executed by an Obligor in connection
therewith and herewith including, but not limited to, UCC-1 and UCC-3 Financing
Statements, as such agreements and documents may be amended, supplemented and
otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
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"Majority Lenders": Lenders having at least 51% of the sum of (a) the
aggregate outstanding principal amounts of the Term A Loans or, if the Term A
Loans shall not have been made, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
the Term A Commitments, plus (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amounts of
the Term B Loans or, if the Term B Loans shall not have been made, the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Term B Commitments plus (c) the aggregate
outstanding principal amounts of the Term C Loans or, if the Term C Loans shall
not have been made, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term C
Commitments plus (d) the sum of (i) the Aggregate Available Revolving Loan
Commitment at such time plus (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
the Revolving Loans plus (iii) the aggregate amount of all participations
purchased by Lenders in any outstanding Letters of Credit or unreimbursed
drawings under Letters of Credit at such time.
"Majority Revolving Loan Lenders": Revolving Loan Lenders having at
least 51% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments or, if the
Revolving Loan Commitments shall have terminated, Lenders holding at least 51%
of the sum of (a) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Loans
plus (b) the aggregate amount of all participations purchased by Lenders in any
outstanding Letters of Credit or unreimbursed drawings under Letters of Credit
at such time.
"Margin Stock": as defined in Regulation U.
"Material Adverse Effect": a material adverse effect on (a) the
business, operations, property, financial condition, prospects, liabilities or
capitalization of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the
ability of any Obligor to perform its respective obligations under the Loan
Documents, (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or
the rights or remedies of the Agent and the Lenders hereunder or thereunder or
(d) the timely payment of the principal of or interest on the Loans or other
amounts payable in connection therewith.
"Material Contracts": as defined in Section 3.8.
"Maximum Senior Debt Ratio": as at any date, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the ratio of Senior Debt on such date
(calculated with reference to the last paragraph of Section 2.7(b)(i)) to
Annualized Operating Cash Flow as at such date.
"Maximum Total Debt Ratio": as at any date, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the ratio of Total Debt on such date
(calculated with reference to the last paragraph of Section 2.7(b)(i)) to
Annualized Operating Cash Flow as at such date.
"Multiemployer Plan": a plan which is a multiemployer plan as defined
in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
"Net Proceeds": (a) with respect to any Asset Disposition, the net
amount equal to the aggregate amount received in cash from time to time (whether
as initial consideration or through payment or disposition of deferred
consideration or disposition of non-cash consideration) minus the sum of (i) the
reasonable fees, commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such Asset Disposition
(other than amounts payable to Affiliates of the Person making such
disposition), (ii) Indebtedness, other than the Loans, required to be paid as a
result of such Asset Disposition and (iii) federal, state and local taxes
incurred and paid in connection with such Asset Disposition; (b) with respect to
any Equity Offering, the net amount equal to the aggregate amount received in
cash in connection with such Equity Offering minus the reasonable fees,
commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Borrower in
connection with such Equity Offering (other than amounts payable to Affiliates
of the Person making such Equity Offering); (c) with respect to any Casualty
Event, the aggregate amount of proceeds of insurance, condemnation awards and
other compensation received by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of
such Casualty Event net of (i) reasonable expenses incurred by the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries in connection therewith and (ii) contractually required
repayments of Indebtedness to the extent secured by a Lien on such Property and
any income and transfer taxes payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in
respect of such Casualty
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Event; and (d) with respect to any Sale-Leaseback of Tower Assets, the net
amount equal to the aggregate amount received in cash in connection with such
Sale-Leaseback of Tower Assets minus the reasonable fees, commissions and other
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in
connection with such Sale-Leaseback of Tower Assets (other than amounts payable
to Affiliates of the Person entering into such transaction).
"New Subordinated Notes": $100,000,000 Classic Cable, Inc. 93/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2009 issued pursuant to the New Subordinated Indenture,
as such notes may be refinanced in accordance with Section 6.2(h).
"97/8% Subordinated Notes": $125,000,000 Classic Cable, Inc. 9 7/8%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 issued pursuant to the 1998 Subordinated
Indenture, as such notes may be refinanced in accordance with Section 6.2(h).
"Non-Compete Agreements": all agreements pursuant to which the Borrower
or any Subsidiary has agreed to make payments (whether in cash or in kind) to
another Person for the agreement of such Person not to compete with the Borrower
or such Subsidiary in a given area.
"Nonrecourse Guarantee": a Shareholder Nonrecourse Guarantee in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arranger and the Agent, made
by CCI in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, as the same may be
amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
"Note": a Revolving Note, a Term A Note, a Term B Note or a Term C
Note, as the case may be, and "Notes" shall mean the Revolving Notes, Term A
Notes, the Term B Notes and/or the Term C Notes, as the case may be.
"Obligations": the unpaid principal of and interest on (including,
without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Term A Loans,
the Term B Loans, the Term C Loans and the Revolving Loans and interest accruing
on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any
insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether
or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such
proceeding and whether or not at a default rate) the Notes, the obligation to
reimburse drawings under Letters of Credit (including the contingent obligation
to reimburse any drawings under outstanding Letters of Credit) and all other
obligations and liabilities of the Obligors to the Agent, the other Facility
Agents and the Lenders, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due
or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under,
out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, the Notes, the Letters of Credit,
any other Loan Document and any other document made, delivered or given in
connection herewith or therewith or in respect of overdrafts and related
liabilities owed to any Lender or any of its Affiliates or any treasury,
depositary and cash management services in connection with any automated
clearing house transfers of funds provided by a Lender or any of its Affiliates
for the Borrower or in respect of guarantees by the Borrower of any such
obligations or liabilities of any of its Subsidiaries for such services, whether
on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities,
costs, expenses (including, without limitation, all reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel (including the allocated reasonable cost of internal
counsel) to the Agent, the other Facility Agents or the Lenders that are
required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) or
otherwise.
"Obligor": the Borrower, each Guarantor and any other Person (other
than the Agent or a Lender) obligated under any Loan Document.
"Operating Cash Flow": for any period, the sum, for the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in
accordance with GAAP), of the following: (a) the aggregate gross operating
revenue for such period derived in the ordinary course of business in respect of
the CATV Systems and Telephone Systems, and the other businesses permitted
pursuant to Section 6.13, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including
revenues arising from second outlets and remotes and advertising revenues, and
including pay-per-view revenues and installation fees, but excluding interest
income and unusual items) minus (b) all operating expenses for such period,
including, without limitation, technical, programming, selling and general
administration expenses incurred by the
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Borrower and its Subsidiaries, but excluding (to the extent included in
operating expenses) Interest Expense, amortization, depreciation, income and
withholding taxes, other non-cash charges and extraordinary gains or losses plus
(c) to the extent otherwise deducted in computing Operating Cash Flow, an amount
paid during the period ending on September 30, 1999 not to exceed $5,200,000
payable to officers of the Borrower as one-time transaction fees in connection
with the transactions relating to the BTI Acquisition plus (d) for each period
ending prior to June 30, 2000, $375,000 for each Fiscal Quarter to reflect
certain approximate compensation expense adjustments and merger related
expenses.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any calculation of
Operating Cash Flow for any periods occurring prior to consummation of the BTI
Acquisition, such calculation shall be made (i) in compliance with Section
1.2(e) and (ii) for periods prior to July 1, 1999, such that the BTI Acquisition
is included in such calculation for such period on a pro forma basis as if it
occurred on the first day of such period.
"Organic Documents": relative to any entity, its certificate or
articles of incorporation or organization, its by-laws or operating agreement,
any Equityholder Agreements, its partnership agreement, and any other agreements
or documents relating to the control or management of any such entity (whether
existing as corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company or
otherwise).
"Other Communications Business": any internet service provider, U.S.
domestic data service provider, U.S. domestic long distance services provider,
U.S. domestic direct broadcast satellite services (DBS) provider, U.S. domestic
multichannel multipoint distribution services (MMDS) provider or U.S. domestic
local multipoint distribution services (LMDS) provider.
"Participant": as defined in Section 9.6(b).
"Pay TV Units": the aggregate number of premium or pay television
services to which Subscribers subscribe.
"PBGC": the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant
to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA or any successor thereto.
"Permitted Acquisition": the acquisition (whether by way of purchase of
assets or stock, by merger or consolidation or otherwise) by the Borrower, or
any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, of any (i) U.S. domestic CATV
System or (ii) Other Communications Business.
"Person": any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture,
corporation, association, limited liability company, business enterprise trust,
unincorporated organization, government or department or agency thereof or other
entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.
"Plan": as to any Person, any plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan)
subject to Title IV of ERISA maintained for employees of such Person or any
ERISA Affiliate of such Person (and any such plan no longer maintained by such
Person or any of such Person's ERISA Affiliates to which such Person or any of
such Person's ERISA Affiliates has made or was required to make any
contributions within any of the five preceding years).
"Pledge Agreement": a Shareholder Pledge Agreement in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arranger and the Agent, made by
CCI in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, as the same may be
amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
"Prepayment Amount": as defined in Section 5.2(m).
"Prepayment Date": as defined in Section 5.2(m).
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"Prepayment Notice": as defined in Section 5.2(m).
"Pro Forma Debt Service": as at the last day of any fiscal quarter,
Debt Service for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters immediately
following such last day, determined under the assumptions that (i) the rate of
interest applicable to Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during
such period will not change from the blended average rate of interest in effect
on such last day and (ii) all regularly scheduled payments or prepayments of
principal of Indebtedness (including, without limitation, the principal
component of any payments in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations) required
to be made during such period will be made when due.
"Pro Forma Debt Service Coverage Ratio": as at the last day of any
fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Annualized Operating Cash Flow as at such last
day to (b) Pro Forma Debt Service as at such last day.
"Prohibited Transaction": with respect to any Plan, a prohibited
transaction (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA) with respect to such Plan.
"Properties": the collective reference to the real and personal
(tangible and intangible) property owned, leased, used, occupied or operated,
under license or permit, (i) by the Obligors (other than CCI) and (ii) by CCI,
to the extent encumbered by the Pledge Agreement.
"Purchasing Lenders": as defined in Section 9.6(c).
"Qualified Public Offering": an offer or offerings of common stock of
CCI under one or more effective registration statements under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, such that, after giving effect thereto, (i) at least 20% of
the common stock of CCI on a fully diluted basis (i.e., giving effect to the
exercise of any warrants, options and conversion and other rights) has been sold
pursuant to such offerings, and (ii) such offerings result in aggregate cash
proceeds being received by CCI of at least U.S. $25,000,000 exclusive of
underwriter's discounts and other expenses.
"Quarterly Officer's Report": a report of a senior financial officer of
the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.
"Reference Lenders": Union Bank of California, N.A., The Chase
Manhattan Bank and such other Lenders, if any, that are from time to time party
hereto as shall be specified by the Borrower and agreed to by the Agent as
"Reference Lenders" hereunder.
"Register": as defined in Section 9.6(d).
"Registered Loans": as defined in Section 2.20.
"Registered Notes": as defined in Section 2.20.
"Regulation D": Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, as the same is from time to time in effect, and all official
rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof and any successor regulation
thereto.
"Regulation U": Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, as the same is from time to time in effect, and all official
rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof and any successor regulation
thereto.
"Reorganization": with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition
that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.
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"Reportable Event": any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of
ERISA, other than those events as to which the thirty day notice period is
waived under PBGC regulations.
"Requirement of Law": as to any Person, the Organic Documents of such
Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation, determination or policy
statement or interpretation of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental
Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its
property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
"Reserved Amount": with respect to any Asset Disposition, any
appropriate amount provided by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as a reserve,
in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset
Disposition and retained by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after such
Asset Disposition, including, without limitation, pension and other
post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental
matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with
such Asset Disposition as reflected in a certificate of a senior financial
officer of the Borrower delivered to the Lenders at the time of such Asset
Disposition.
"Responsible Officer": with respect to the Borrower or any Subsidiary,
the chief executive officer, the president, any executive vice president, any
senior vice president or any vice president of such entity, or, with respect to
financial matters, the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of such
entity.
"Restricted Payments": as defined in Section 6.6.
"Revolving Loan": as defined in Section 2.1(a).
"Revolving Loan Commitment": with respect to each Lender having a
Revolving Loan Commitment, its commitment listed as its "Revolving Loan
Commitment" in Schedule 2.1 hereto to make Revolving Loans and participate in
Letters of Credit hereunder through its Applicable Lending Office, as the same
shall be adjusted from time to time pursuant to this Agreement.
"Revolving Loan Commitment Expiration Date": July 31, 2007 or such
earlier date as the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment shall expire (whether by
acceleration, reduction to zero or otherwise).
"Revolving Loan Commitment Percentage": with respect to each Revolving
Loan Lender, the percentage equivalent of the ratio which such Revolving Loan
Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment bears to the Aggregate Revolving Loan
Commitment, as such Revolving Loan Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment and the
Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment may be adjusted from time to time pursuant
to the terms hereof.
"Revolving Loan Lender": each Lender having a Revolving Loan Commitment
and/or which shall have (i) Revolving Loans outstanding and/or (ii)
participations in Letters of Credit which are outstanding.
"Revolving Note" and "Revolving Notes": as defined in Section 2.1(c).
"Sale-Leaseback of Tower Assets": the sale and leaseback, in one or
more transactions, of any of the towers owned by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries as of the date hereof, used to facilitate the transmission of
telecommunication, voice data and video signals.
"Security Agreement": the Security Agreement in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arranger and the Agent made by the Borrower
and the Subsidiary Guarantors in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the
Lenders, in respect of the tangible and intangible personal property of the
Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors described therein, as the same may be
amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
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"Senior Debt": Total Debt other than Subordinated Indebtedness.
"Single Employer Plan": any Plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA,
but which is not a Multiemployer Plan.
"Solvent": when used with respect to any Person, that:
(a) the present fair salable value of such Person's assets is
in excess of the total amount of the probable liability on such Person's
liabilities;
(b) such Person is able to pay its debts as they become due;
and
(c) such Person does not have unreasonably small capital to
carry on such Person's business as theretofore operated and all businesses in
which such Person is about to engage.
"Subordinated Indebtedness": the 97/8% Subordinated Notes and the New
Subordinated Notes.
"Subordinated Indentures": collectively, (a) that certain Indenture
dated as of July 29, 1998, between the Borrower and Chase Bank of Texas,
National Association, as trustee, as it may be amended or otherwise modified,
or replaced pursuant to a refinancing of the 97/8% Subordinated Notes permitted
under Section 6.2(h), from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof (the
"1998 Subordinated Indenture") and (b) that certain Indenture dated as of July
28, 1999, between the Borrower and Chase Bank of Texas, N.A., as trustee, as it
may be amended or otherwise modified, or replaced pursuant to a refinancing of
the New Subordinated Notes permitted under Section 6.2(h), from time to time in
accordance with the terms hereof (the "New Subordinated Indenture").
"Subordinated Notes": the 97/8% Subordinated Notes and the New
Subordinated Notes.
"Subscriber": a Person who subscribes to one or more of the cable
television services of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and includes both Basic
Subscribers and Persons who subscribe to Pay TV Units, but excluding each such
Person whose account is more than 120 days past due.
"Subsidiary": as to any Person at any time of determination, a
corporation, partnership or other entity of which shares of stock or other
ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors or other persons performing similar functions of such
corporation, partnership or other entity (other than stock or such other
ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a
contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of
such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the
management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one
or more intermediaries or Subsidiaries, or both, by such Person. Unless
otherwise qualified, all references to a "Subsidiary" or to "Subsidiaries" in
this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
"Syndication Agent": as defined in the preamble hereto.
"Tax Sharing Agreement": a Tax Sharing Agreement, in form and substance
acceptable to the Agent, among CCI, the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries,
as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
"Telephone System": any local telephone exchange providing telephone
and related services to customers by access lines.
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"Term A Commitment": with respect to each Lender having a Term A
Commitment, the commitment listed as its "Term A Commitment" in Schedule 2.1
hereto to make a Term A Loan hereunder through its Applicable Lending Office, as
the same may be adjusted pursuant to the provisions hereof.
"Term A Commitment Percentage": with respect to each Term A Lender, the
percentage equivalent of the ratio which such Term A Lender's Term A Commitment
bears to the Aggregate Term A Commitment.
"Term A Lenders": each Lender having a Term A Commitment and/or which
shall have Term A Loans outstanding.
"Term A Loan": as defined in Section 2.2(a).
"Term A Maturity Date": July 31, 2007 or such earlier date as the
Aggregate Term A Loan Commitment shall expire (whether by acceleration,
reduction to zero or otherwise).
"Term A Note" and "Term A Notes": as defined in Section 2.2(c).
"Term A Reduction Dates": the dates on which scheduled principal
payments of the Term A Loans are due, as set forth in the table in Section
2.2(d).
"Term B Commitment": with respect to each Lender having a Term B
Commitment, the commitment listed as its "Term B Commitment" in Schedule 2.1
hereto to make a Term B Loan hereunder through its Applicable Lending Office, as
the same may be adjusted pursuant to the provisions hereof.
"Term B Commitment Percentage": with respect to each Term B Lender, the
percentage equivalent of the ratio which such Term B Lender's Term B Commitment
bears to the Aggregate Term B Commitment.
"Term B Lenders": each Lender having a Term B Commitment and/or which
shall have Term B Loans outstanding.
"Term B Loan": as defined in Section 2.3(a).
"Term B Maturity Date": January 31, 2008 or such earlier date as the
Aggregate Term B Loan Commitment shall expire (whether by acceleration,
reduction to zero or otherwise).
"Term B Note" and "Term B Notes": as defined in Section 2.3(c).
"Term B Reduction Dates": the dates on which scheduled principal
payments of the Term B Loans are due, as set forth in the table in Section
2.3(d).
"Term C Commitment": with respect to each Lender or Assuming Lender
that participates in a Commitment Increase, the commitment of such Lender as
determined in accordance with Section 2.21 to make a Term C Loan hereunder
through its Applicable Lending Office, as the same may be adjusted pursuant to
the provisions hereof.
"Term C Commitment Percentage": with respect to each Term C Lender, the
percentage equivalent of the ratio which such Term C Lender's Term C Commitment
bears to the Aggregate Term C Commitment.
"Term C Lenders": each Lender having a Term C Commitment and/or which
shall have Term C Loans outstanding.
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"Term C Loan": as defined in Section 2.4(a).
"Term C Maturity Date": January 31, 2008 or such earlier date as the
Aggregate Term B Loan Commitment shall expire (whether by acceleration,
reduction to zero or otherwise).
"Term C Note" and "Term C Notes": as defined in Section 2.4(c).
"Term C Reduction Dates": the dates on which scheduled principal
payments of the Term C Loans are due, as set forth in the table in Section
2.4(d).
"Termination Event": (i) a Reportable Event, (ii) the institution of
proceedings to terminate a Single Employer Plan by the PBGC under Section 4042
of ERISA, (iii) the appointment by the PBGC of a trustee to administer any
Single Employer Plan or (iv) the existence of any other event or condition that
would reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA
for the termination of, or the appointment by the PBGC of a trustee to
administer, any Single Employer Plan.
"Total Debt": the aggregate principal amount (net of applicable
discounts taken in accordance with GAAP) of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries (including subordinated indebtedness and Capitalized Lease
Obligations).
"Total Interest Coverage Ratio": as at the last day of any fiscal
quarter, the ratio of Annualized Operating Cash Flow as at such last day to
Interest Expense for the four quarter period ending on such day.
"Tranche": the collective reference to LIBOR Loans the Interest Periods
with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later
date (whether or not such LIBOR Loans shall originally have been made on the
same day).
"Transferee": as defined in Section 9.6(g).
"Type": as to any Term A Loan, any Term B Loan, Term C Loan or any
Revolving Loan, its nature as a Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Loan.
"U.S. Person": as defined in Section 2.16.
"Weighted Average Life to Maturity": when applied to any Indebtedness
at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the
products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining
installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required scheduled payment
of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof by (b) the
number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between
such date and the making of such payment, by (ii) the then outstanding aggregate
principal amount of such Indebtedness.
"Wholly Owned Subsidiary": with respect to any Person, any corporation,
partnership or other entity of which all of the equity securities or other
ownership interests (other than, in the case of a corporation, directors'
qualifying shares) are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person
or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
"Working Investment": as at any date of determination thereof, the sum,
for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis,
without duplication, in accordance with GAAP) of the following: (a) the sum of
(i) the unpaid face amount of all accounts receivable as at such date plus (ii)
the aggregate amount of prepaid expenses and other current assets (other than
cash) as at such date minus (b) the sum of (i) the unpaid amount of all accounts
payable as at such date plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all accrued expenses
as at such date (but excluding from
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accounts payable and accrued expenses, the current portion of long-term debt,
the aggregate principal amount of Loans as at such date and all accrued interest
and taxes).
"WTAC": WT Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions. (a) Unless otherwise specified
therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have such defined meanings
when used in the Notes, any other Loan Document or any certificate or other
document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
(b) As used herein, in the Notes, in any other Loan Document, and in
any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto,
accounting terms not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined
in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings
given to them under GAAP.
(c) The words "hereof", "herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar
import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and
not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, subsection,
Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise
specified.
(d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
(e) For the purpose of determining financial covenant compliance
hereunder for any period (including with respect to Permitted Acquisitions
pursuant to Section 6.7(h)(vi)), acquisitions, divestitures, and asset sales
occurring during such period (or intended to occur during such period in the
case of a potential Permitted Acquisition) will be included in the calculations
for such period on a pro forma basis, and will be deemed to have occurred on the
first day of such period.
(f) So long as the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be included in
consolidated Federal income tax returns filed by CCI pursuant to the Tax Sharing
Agreement, whenever making determinations under this Agreement of the amount of
Federal income taxes payable during any period (or the amount of refunds in
respect of such taxes receivable during any period) by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, the amount of such taxes payable or receivable shall be deemed to
be equal to the amounts payable or receivable, as the case may be, in respect to
such taxes under the Tax Sharing Agreement without reference to whether CCI and
its Subsidiaries as an affiliated group shall in fact pay any amounts in respect
of Federal income taxes (or receive any amounts in respect of refunds of Federal
income taxes) during the relevant period.
SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT; COMMITMENT
AMOUNTS
2.1 Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit; Revolving Loan Commitment
Amounts. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender having a
Revolving Loan Commitment severally agrees to (i) make loans on a revolving
credit basis through its Applicable Lending Office to the Borrower from time to
time from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Loan
Commitment Expiration Date (each a "Revolving Loan", and collectively, the
"Revolving Loans") in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and (ii)
participate through its Applicable Lending Office in letters of credit issued
for the account of the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5 from time to time from
and including the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Loan Commitment
Expiration Date (each a "Letter of Credit", and collectively, the "Letters of
Credit"); provided, however, that the sum of (A) the aggregate principal amount
of all Revolving Loans outstanding, (B) the aggregate Letter of Credit Amount of
all Letters of Credit outstanding and (C) the aggregate amount of unreimbursed
drawings under all Letters of Credit shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving
Loan Commitment at any time; and provided further that the sum of (x) the
aggregate Letter of
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Credit Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding and (y) the aggregate amount
of unreimbursed drawings under all Letters of Credit shall not exceed
$10,000,000 at any time. Within the limits of each Revolving Loan Lender's
Revolving Loan Commitment, the Borrower may borrow, have Letters of Credit
issued for the Borrower's account, prepay Revolving Loans and reborrow Revolving
Loans.
The principal amount of each Revolving Loan Lender's (A) Revolving Loan
and (B) participation in a Letter of Credit shall be in an amount equal to the
product of (i) such Revolving Loan Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment Percentage
and (ii) the total amount of the Revolving Loan or Revolving Loans, or the
Letter of Credit or Letters of Credit, requested; provided that in no event
shall any Revolving Loan Lender be obligated to make a Revolving Loan or
participate in a Letter of Credit if after giving effect to such Revolving Loan
or such participation the sum of such Revolving Loan Lender's (x) Revolving
Loans outstanding, (y) Revolving Loan Commitment Percentage of the aggregate
Letter of Credit Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding and (z) Revolving
Loan Commitment Percentage of the aggregate amount of unreimbursed drawings
under all Letters of Credit would exceed its Revolving Loan Commitment or if the
amount of such requested Revolving Loan or such Revolving Loan Lender's
Revolving Loan Commitment Percentage of such Letter of Credit is in excess of
such Revolving Loan Lender's Available Revolving Loan Commitment.
(b) Subject to Sections 2.12 and 2.14, the Revolving Loans may from
time to time be (i) LIBOR Loans, (ii) Base Rate Loans or (iii) a combination
thereof, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Agent in accordance
with either Section 2.1(d) or 2.8. Each Revolving Loan Lender may make or
maintain its Revolving Loans or participate in Letters of Credit to or for the
account of the Borrower by or through any Applicable Lending Office.
(c) The Revolving Loans made by each Revolving Loan Lender to the
Borrower shall be evidenced by a promissory note of the Borrower, substantially
in the form of Exhibit A-1 (a "Revolving Note"), with appropriate insertions
therein as to payee, date and principal amount, payable to the order of such
Revolving Loan Lender and representing the obligations of the Borrower to pay
the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans made by such
Revolving Loan Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a) or 2.5(c), with
interest thereon as prescribed in Sections 2.10 and 2.11. Each Revolving Loan
Lender is hereby authorized (but not required) to record the date and amount of
each payment or prepayment of principal of its Revolving Loans made to the
Borrower, each continuation thereof, each conversion of all or a portion thereof
to another Type and, in the case of LIBOR Loans, the length of each Interest
Period with respect thereto, in the books and records of such Revolving Loan
Lender, and any such recordation shall constitute prima facie evidence of the
accuracy of the information so recorded. The failure of any Revolving Loan
Lender to make any such recordation or notation in the books and records of the
Revolving Loan Lender (or any error in such recordation or notation) shall not
affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Revolving Notes.
Each Revolving Note shall (i) be dated the Closing Date, (ii) provide for the
payment of interest in accordance with Sections 2.10 and 2.11 and (iii) be
stated to be payable in full on the Revolving Loan Commitment Expiration Date.
(d) The Borrower shall give the Agent irrevocable written notice,
substantially in the form of a Borrowing Notice (which Borrowing Notice must be
received by the Agent prior to 10:00 A.M., Los Angeles time, one Business Day
prior to each proposed borrowing date or, if all or any part of the Revolving
Loans are requested to be made as LIBOR Loans, three Eurodollar Business Days
prior to each proposed borrowing date) requesting that the Revolving Loan
Lenders make the Revolving Loans on the proposed borrowing date and specifying
(i) the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans requested to be made, (ii) whether
the Revolving Loans are to be LIBOR Loans, Base Rate Loans or a combination
thereof and (iii) if the Revolving Loans are to be entirely or partly LIBOR
Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Revolving Loan and the
respective lengths of the initial Interest Periods therefor. On receipt of such
Borrowing Notice, the Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Loan Lender
thereof not later than 11:00 A.M., Los Angeles time, on the date of receipt of
such notice. On the proposed borrowing date, not later than 10:00 A.M., Los
Angeles time, each Revolving Loan Lender shall make available to the Agent at
its office specified in Section 9.2 the amount of such Revolving Loan Lender's
pro rata share of the aggregate borrowing amount (as determined in accordance
with the second paragraph of Section 2.1(a)) in immediately available funds. The
Agent may, in the absence
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of notification from any Revolving Loan Lender that such Revolving Loan Lender
has not made its pro rata share available to the Agent, on such date, credit the
account of the Borrower on the books of such office of the Agent with the
aggregate amount of Revolving Loans.
(e) On each date set forth below, the Aggregate Revolving Loan
Commitment shall automatically reduce to the corresponding amount set forth
below:
Reduced Aggregate
Effective Date of Reduction Revolving Loan Commitment
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December 31, 2001 $ 73,125,000
March 31, 2002 71,718,750
June 30, 2002 70,312,500
September 30, 2002 69,906,250
December 31, 2002 67,500,000
March 31, 2003 65,625,000
June 30, 2003 63,750,000
September 30, 2003 61,875,000
December 31, 2003 60,000,000
March 31, 2004 57,187,500
June 30, 2004 54,375,000
September 30, 2004 51,562,500
December 31, 2004 48,750,000
March 31, 2005 45,000,000
June 30, 2005 41,250,000
September 30, 2005 37,500,000
December 31, 2005 33,750,000
March 31, 2006 29,062,500
June 30, 2006 24,375,000
September 30, 2006 19,687,500
December 31, 2006 15,000,000
March 31, 2007 7,500,000
July 31, 2007 0
In addition, the Borrower shall have the right at any time or from time
to time, subject to clauses (f) and (g) below, to terminate or reduce the
Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment without premium or penalty provided that,
(i) the Borrower shall have given the Agent ten Business Days' prior written
notice thereof and (ii) each partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount
at least equal to $1,000,000.
(f) Reductions of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to
this Section 2.1 or Section 2.7 shall automatically effect a reduction of the
Revolving Loan Commitment of each Revolving Loan Lender to an amount equal to
the product of (i) the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment of all Revolving Loan
Lenders, as reduced pursuant to this Section 2.1 or Section 2.7 and (ii) the
Revolving Loan Commitment Percentage of such Revolving Loan Lender immediately
prior to such reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment on such date.
(g) Upon each reduction or termination of the Aggregate Revolving Loan
Commitment, the Borrower shall (i) pay the unused commitment fee, payable
pursuant to Section 2.18, accrued on the amount of the Aggregate Revolving Loan
Commitment through the date of such reduction or termination, as the case may
be, (ii) prepay the amount, if any, by which the sum of (A) the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of the Revolving Loans, (B) the aggregate Letter of Credit
Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding and (C) the aggregate amount of
unreimbursed
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drawings under all Letters of Credit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate
Revolving Loan Commitment as so reduced (or, if the Aggregate Revolving Loan
Commitment is being terminated, prepay all of (A) the aggregate unpaid principal
amount of the Revolving Loans, (B) the aggregate Letter of Credit Amount of all
Letters of Credit outstanding and (C) the aggregate amount of unreimbursed
drawings under all Letters of Credit), together in each case with accrued
interest on the amount being prepaid to the date of such prepayment (or, with
respect to outstanding Letters of Credit, (x) make a Cash Collateral Deposit in
an amount equal to such excess to the extent such excess is not corrected by the
foregoing prepayment (in the case of a reduction) or (y) make a Cash Collateral
Deposit in an amount equal to the aggregate Letter of Credit Amount of all
Letters of Credit outstanding (in the case of a termination)) and (iii)
compensate the Revolving Loan Lenders for their funding costs, if any, in
accordance with Section 2.17.
(h) Neither the Agent nor any Revolving Loan Lender shall be
responsible for the obligation or Available Revolving Loan Commitment of any
other Revolving Loan Lender hereunder, nor will the failure of any Revolving
Loan Lender to comply with the terms of this Agreement relieve any other
Revolving Loan Lender or the Borrower of their obligations under this Agreement
and the Revolving Notes. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Revolving
Loan Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitments hereunder or to
prejudice any rights which the Borrower may have against any Revolving Loan
Lender as a result of any default by such Revolving Loan Lender hereunder.
(i) The Revolving Loan Commitment of each Revolving Loan Lender and the
Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment shall terminate on the Revolving Loan
Commitment Expiration Date. All outstanding Revolving Loans shall be due and
payable, to the extent not previously paid in accordance with the terms hereof,
on the Revolving Loan Commitment Expiration Date.
2.2 Term A Loans; Term A Commitment. Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, each Lender having a Term A Commitment severally agrees to
make a term loan (each, a "Term A Loan" and, collectively, the "Term A Loans")
to the Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount equal to the Term A
Commitment of such Lender.
(b) Subject to Sections 2.12 and 2.14, the Term A Loans may from time
to time be (i) LIBOR Loans, (ii) Base Rate Loans or (iii) a combination thereof,
as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Agent in accordance with
either Section 2.2(e) or 2.8. Each Term A Lender may make or maintain its Term A
Loan to the Borrower by or through any Applicable Lending Office.
(c) The Term A Loan made by each Term A Lender to the Borrower shall be
evidenced by a promissory note of the Borrower, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-2 (a "Term A Note"), with appropriate insertions therein as to payee,
date and principal amount, payable to the order of such Term A Lender and
representing the obligations of the Borrower to pay the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of the Term A Loan made by such Term A Lender to the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.2(a), with interest thereon as prescribed in Sections 2.10
and 2.11. Each Term A Lender is hereby authorized (but not required) to record
the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal of its Term A
Loan made to the Borrower, each continuation thereof, each conversion of all or
a portion thereof to another Type and, in the case of LIBOR Loans, the length of
each Interest Period with respect thereto, in the books and records of such Term
A Lender, and any such recordation shall constitute prima facie evidence of the
accuracy of the information so recorded. The failure of any Term A Lender to
make any such recordation or notation in the books and records of the Term A
Lender (or any error in such recordation or notation) shall not affect the
obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Term A Notes. Each Term A
Note shall (i) be dated the Closing Date, (ii) provide for the payment of
interest in accordance with Sections 2.10 and 2.11 and (iii) be stated to be
payable in installments of principal in accordance with, and subject to the
provisions of, Section 2.2(d).
(d) On each Term A Reduction Date, the Borrower shall repay the
principal of the Term A Notes in an aggregate amount equal to the amount set
forth below opposite such Term A Reduction Date:
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Term A Reduction Date Principal Payment
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December 31, 2001 $ 1,875,000
March 31, June 30, September 30 1,406,250
and December 31, 2002
March 31, June 30, September 30 1,875,000
and December 31, 2003
March 31, June 30, September 30 2,812,500
and December 31, 2004
March 31, June 30, September 30 3,750,000
and December 31, 2005
March 31, June 30, September 30 4,687,500
and December 31, 2006
March 31 and July 31, 2007 7,500,000
; provided that the final installment paid shall be in an amount equal to all
amounts owed by the Borrower on the Term A Notes.
All outstanding Term A Loans shall be due and payable, to the extent not
previously paid in accordance with the terms hereof, on the Term A Maturity
Date. The aggregate amount payable to any Term A Lender on any Term A Reduction
Date shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.13.
(e) The Borrower shall give the Agent irrevocable written notice,
substantially in the form of a Borrowing Notice (which Borrowing Notice must be
received by the Agent prior to 10:00 A.M., Los Angeles time, one Business Day
prior to the Closing Date or, if all or any part of the Term A Loans are
requested to be made as LIBOR Loans, three Eurodollar Business Days prior to the
Closing Date) requesting that the Term A Lenders make the Term A Loans on the
Closing Date and specifying (i) the aggregate amount of Term A Loans requested
to be made, (ii) whether the Term A Loans are to be LIBOR Loans, Base Rate Loans
or a combination thereof and (iii) if the Term A Loans are to be entirely or
partly LIBOR Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Term A Loan and
the respective lengths of the initial Interest Periods therefor. Upon receipt of
such Borrowing Notice the Agent shall promptly notify each Term A Lender thereof
not later than 11:00 A.M., Los Angeles time, on the date of receipt of such
Borrowing Notice. Not later than 10:00 A.M., Los Angeles time, on the Closing
Date each Term A Lender shall make available to the Agent at its office
specified in Section 9.2 the amount of such Term A Lender's Term A Loan
Commitment (or such lesser amount specified in Section 2.2(a)) in immediately
available funds. The Agent may, in the absence of notification from any Term A
Lender that such Term A Lender has not made its pro rata share available to the
Agent, on such date, credit the account of the Borrower on the books of such
office of the Agent with the aggregate Term A Loans.
(f) Neither the Agent nor any Term A Lender shall be responsible for
the obligations or Term A Commitment of any other Term A Lender hereunder, nor
will the failure of any Term A Lender to comply with the terms of this Agreement
relieve any other Term A Lender or the Borrower of their obligations under this
Agreement and the Term A Notes. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any
Term A Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment hereunder or to
prejudice any rights which the Borrower may have against any Term A Lender as a
result of any default by such Term A Lender hereunder.
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2.3 Term B Loans; Term B Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, each Lender having a Term B Commitment severally agrees to
make a term loan (each, a "Term B Loan" and, collectively, the "Term B Loans")
to the Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount equal to the amount of
the Term B Commitment of such Lender.
(b) Subject to Sections 2.12 and 2.14, the Term B Loans may from time
to time be (i) LIBOR Loans, (ii) Base Rate Loans or (iii) a combination thereof,
as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Agent in accordance with
either Section 2.3(e) or 2.8. Each Term B Lender may make or maintain its Term B
Loan to the Borrower by or through any Applicable Lending Office.
(c) The Term B Loan made by each Term B Lender to the Borrower shall be
evidenced by a promissory note of the Borrower, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-3 (a "Term B Note"), with appropriate insertions therein as to payee,
date and principal amount, payable to the order of such Term B Lender and
representing the obligations of the Borrower to pay the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of the Term B Loan made by such Term B Lender to the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.3(a), with interest thereon as prescribed in Sections 2.10
and 2.11. Each Term B Lender is hereby authorized (but not required) to record
the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal of its Term B
Loan made to the Borrower, each continuation thereof, each conversion of all or
a portion thereof to another Type and, in the case of LIBOR Loans, the length of
each Interest Period with respect thereto, in the books and records of such Term
B Lender, and any such recordation shall constitute prima facie evidence of the
accuracy of the information so recorded. The failure of any Term B Lender to
make any such recordation or notation in the books and records of the Term B
Lender (or any error in such recordation or notation) shall not affect the
obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Term B Notes. Each Term B
Note shall (i) be dated the Closing Date, (ii) provide for the payment of
interest in accordance with Sections 2.10 and 2.11 and (iii) be stated to be
payable in installments of principal in accordance with, and subject to the
provisions of, Section 2.3(d).
(d) On each Term B Reduction Date, the Borrower shall repay the
principal of the Term B Notes in an aggregate amount equal to the amount set
forth below opposite such Term B Reduction Date:
Term B Reduction Date Principal Payment
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December 31, 2001 $ 250,000
March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31, 2002 250,000
March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31, 2003 250,000
March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31, 2004 250,000
March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31, 2005 250,000
March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31, 2006 250,000
March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31, 2007 250,000
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Term B Reduction Date Principal Payment
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January 31, 2008 93,750,000
; provided that the final installment paid shall be in an amount equal to all
amounts owed by the Borrower on the Term B Notes.
All outstanding Term B Loans shall be due and payable, to the extent not
previously paid in accordance with the terms hereof, on the Term B Maturity
Date. The aggregate amount payable to any Term B Lender on any Term B Reduction
Date shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.13.
(e) The Borrower shall give the Agent irrevocable written notice,
substantially in the form of a Borrowing Notice (which Borrowing Notice must be
received by the Agent prior to 10:00 A.M., Los Angeles time, one Business Day
prior to the Closing or, if all or any part of the Term B Loans are requested to
be made as LIBOR Loans, three Eurodollar Business Days prior to the Closing
Date) requesting that the Term B Lenders make the Term B Loans on the Closing
Date and specifying (i) the aggregate amount of Term B Loans requested to be
made, (ii) whether the Term B Loans are to be LIBOR Loans, Base Rate Loans or a
combination thereof and (iii) if the Term B Loans are to be entirely or partly
LIBOR Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Term B Loan and the
respective lengths of the initial Interest Periods therefor. Upon receipt of
such Borrowing Notice the Agent shall promptly notify each Term B Lender thereof
not later than 11:00 A.M., Los Angeles time, on the date of receipt of such
Borrowing Notice. Not later than 10:00 A.M., Los Angeles time, on the Closing
Date, each Term B Lender shall make available to the Agent at its office
specified in Section 9.2 the amount of such Term B Lender's Term B Commitment in
immediately available funds. The Agent may, in the absence of notification from
any Term B Lender that such Term B Lender has not made its pro rata share
available to the Agent, on such date, credit the account of the Borrower on the
books of such office of the Agent with the aggregate Term B Loans.
(f) Neither the Agent nor any Term B Lender shall be responsible for
the obligations or Term B Commitment of any other Term B Lender hereunder, nor
will the failure of any Term B Lender to comply with the terms of this Agreement
relieve any other Term B Lender or the Borrower of their obligations under this
Agreement and the Term B Notes. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any
Term B Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment hereunder or to
prejudice any rights which the Borrower may have against any Term B Lender as a
result of any default by such Term B Lender hereunder.
2.4 Term C Loans; Term C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, each Lender that, as a result of a Commitment Increase made
in accordance with Section 2.21, has a Term C Commitment on any Increase Date
severally agrees to make a term loan (each an "Term C Loan" and, collectively,
the "Term C Loans") to the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.4(c) in a
principal amount not to exceed the unused amount of the Term C Commitment of
such Lender on such date.
(b) Subject to Sections 2.12 and 2.14, the Term C Loans may from time
to time be (i) LIBOR Loans, (ii) Base Rate Loans or (iii) a combination thereof,
as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Agent in accordance with
either Section 2.4(e) or 2.8. Each Term C Lender may make or maintain its Term C
Loan to the Borrower by or through any Applicable Lending Office.
(c) The Term C Loan made by each Term C Lender to the Borrower shall be
evidenced by a promissory note of the Borrower, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-4 (a "Term C Note"), with appropriate insertions therein as to payee,
date and principal amount, payable to the order of such Term C Lender and
representing the obligations of the Borrower to pay the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of the Term C Loan made by such Term C Lender to the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.4(a), with interest thereon as prescribed in Sections 2.10
and 2.11. Each Term C
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Lender is hereby authorized (but not required) to record the date and amount of
each payment or prepayment of principal of its Term C Loan made to the Borrower,
each continuation thereof, each conversion of all or a portion thereof to
another Type and, in the case of LIBOR Loans, the length of each Interest Period
with respect thereto, in the books and records of such Term C Lender, and any
such recordation shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the
information so recorded. The failure of any Term C Lender to make any such
recordation or notation in the books and records of the Term C Lender (or any
error in such recordation or notation) shall not affect the obligations of the
Borrower hereunder or under the Term C Notes. Each Term C Note shall (i) be
dated the applicable Increase Date, (ii) provide for the payment of interest in
accordance with Sections 2.10 and 2.11 and (iii) be stated to be payable in
installments of principal in accordance with, and subject to the provisions of,
Section 2.4(d).
(d) On each Term C Reduction Date, the Borrower shall repay the
principal of the Term C Notes in an aggregate amount determined as the
percentage, set forth below opposite such Term C Reduction Date, of the maximum
aggregate amount of Incremental Term C Notes outstanding at any time on or
before such Term C Reduction Date:
Term C Reduction Date Principal Payment
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December 31, 2001 0.25%
March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31, 2002 0.25%
March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31, 2003 0.25%
March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31, 2004 0.25%
March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31, 2005 0.25%
March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31, 2006 0.25%
March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31, 2007 0.25%
January 31, 2008 93.75%
; provided that the final installment paid shall be in an amount equal to all
amounts owed by the Borrower on the Term C Notes.
All outstanding Term C Loans shall be due and payable, to the extent not
previously paid in accordance with the terms hereof, on the Term C Maturity
Date. The aggregate amount payable to any Term C Lender on any Term C Reduction
Date shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.13.
(e) The Borrower shall give the Agent irrevocable written notice,
substantially in the form of a Borrowing Notice (which Borrowing Notice must be
received by the Agent prior to 10:00 A.M., Los Angeles time, one Business Day
prior to the applicable Increase Date or, if all or any part of the Term C Loans
are requested to be made as LIBOR
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Loans, three Eurodollar Business Days prior to the applicable Increase Date)
requesting that the Term C Lenders make the Term C Loans on applicable Increase
Date and specifying (i) the aggregate amount of Term C Loans requested to be
made, (ii) whether the Term C Loans are to be LIBOR Loans, Base Rate Loans or a
combination thereof and (iii) if the Term C Loans are to be entirely or partly
LIBOR Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Term C Loan and the
respective lengths of the initial Interest Periods therefor. Upon receipt of
such Borrowing Notice the Agent shall promptly notify each Term C Lender thereof
not later than 11:00 A.M., Los Angeles time, on the date of receipt of such
Borrowing Notice. Not later than 10:00 A.M., Los Angeles time, on the applicable
Increase Date, each Term C Lender that has any Term C Commitment on such date
shall make available to the Agent at its office specified in Section 9.2 the
amount of such Term C Lender's Term C Commitment on such date, in immediately
available funds. The Agent may, in the absence of notification from any Term C
Lender that such Term C Lender has not made its pro rata share available to the
Agent, on such date, credit the account of the Borrower on the books of such
office of the Agent with the aggregate Term C Loans.
(f) Neither the Agent nor any Term C Lender shall be responsible for
the obligations or Term C Commitment of any other Term C Lender hereunder, nor
will the failure of any Term C Lender to comply with the terms of this Agreement
relieve any other Term C Lender or the Borrower of their obligations under this
Agreement and the Term C Notes. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any
Term C Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment hereunder or to
prejudice any rights which the Borrower may have against any Term C Lender as a
result of any default by such Term C Lender hereunder.
2.5 Issuance of Letters of Credit. (a) The Borrower shall be entitled
to request the issuance of Letters of Credit from time to time from and
including the Closing Date to but excluding the date which is two Business Days
prior to the Revolving Loan Commitment Expiration Date, by giving the Agent a
Letter of Credit Request at least three Business Days before the requested date
of issuance of such Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day). Any Letter
of Credit Request received by the Agent later than 10:00 a.m., Los Angeles time,
shall be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day. Each Letter of
Credit Request shall be made in writing, shall be signed by a Responsible
Officer, shall be irrevocable and shall be effective upon receipt by the Agent.
Provided that a valid Letter of Credit Request has been received by the Agent
and upon fulfillment of the other applicable conditions set forth in Section
4.2, the Agent will issue the requested Letter of Credit from its office
specified in Section 9.2. No Letter of Credit shall have an expiration date
later than two Business Days prior to the Revolving Loan Commitment Expiration
Date. Letters of credit outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be
deemed to be Letters of Credit issued in accordance with and pursuant to this
Section 2.5.
(b) Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, the Agent
shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each Revolving Loan Lender, and
each Revolving Loan Lender shall be deemed to have purchased and received from
the Agent, in each case irrevocably and without any further action by any party,
an undivided interest and participation in such Letter of Credit, each drawing
thereunder and the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement in respect
thereof in an amount equal to the product of (i) such Revolving Loan Lender's
Revolving Loan Commitment Percentage and (ii) the maximum amount available to be
drawn under such Letter of Credit (assuming compliance with all conditions to
drawing). The Agent shall promptly advise each Revolving Loan Lender of the
issuance of each Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Amount of such Letter of
Credit, any change in the face amount or expiration date of such Letter of
Credit, the cancellation or other termination of such Letter of Credit and any
drawing under such Letter of Credit.
(c) The payment by the Agent of a draft drawn under any Letter of
Credit shall first be made from any Cash Collateral Deposit held by the Agent
with respect to such Letter of Credit. After any such Cash Collateral Deposit
has been applied, the payment by the Agent of a draft drawn under any Letter of
Credit shall constitute for all purposes of this Agreement the making by the
Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender hereunder (in such capacity, the
"Drawing Lender") of a Base Rate Loan in the amount of such payment (but without
any requirement of compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 4.2). In
the event that any such Loan by the Drawing Lender resulting from a drawing
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under any Letter of Credit is not repaid by the Borrower by 12:00 noon, Los
Angeles time, on the day of payment of such drawing, the Agent shall promptly
notify each other Revolving Loan Lender. Each Revolving Loan Lender shall, on
the day of such notification (or if such notification is not given by 3:00 p.m.,
Los Angeles time, on such day, then on the next succeeding Business Day), make a
Base Rate Loan, which shall be used to repay the applicable portion of the Base
Rate Loan of the Drawing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit drawing,
in an amount equal to the amount of such Revolving Loan Lender's participation
in such drawing for application to repay the Drawing Lender (but without any
requirement of compliance with the applicable conditions set forth in Section
4.2) and shall deliver to the Agent for the account of the Drawing Lender, on
the day of such notification (or if such notification is not given by 3:00 p.m.,
Los Angeles time, on such day, then on the next succeeding Business Day) and in
immediately available funds, the amount of such Base Rate Loan. In the event
that any Revolving Loan Lender fails to make available to the Agent for the
account of the Drawing Lender the amount of such Base Rate Loan, the Drawing
Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Revolving
Loan Lender together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate
for each day such amount remains outstanding.
(d) The obligations of the Borrower with respect to any Letter of
Credit, any Letter of Credit Request and any other agreement or instrument
relating to any Letter of Credit and any Base Rate Loan made under Section
2.5(c) shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be paid
strictly in accordance with the terms of the aforementioned documents under all
circumstances, including the following:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of
Credit, this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other
right that the Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary or
transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such
beneficiary or transferee may be acting), the Agent, any Lender (other
than the defense of payment to a Lender in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement) or any other Person, whether in connection with this
Agreement, any other Loan Document, the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby or any unrelated transaction;
(iii) any statement or other document presented under any
Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or
insufficient in any respect, or any statement therein being untrue or
inaccurate in any respect whatsoever; and
(iv) any exchange, release or nonperfection of any Collateral
or other collateral, or any release, amendment or waiver of or consent
to departure from any Guarantee, other Loan Document or other guaranty,
for any of the Obligations of the Borrower in respect of the Letters of
Credit.
(e) The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the
Revolving Loan Lenders with respect to each Letter of Credit issued hereunder,
for the period from and including the day such Letter of Credit is issued to but
excluding the day such Letter of Credit expires, a letter of credit fee equal to
the product of (i) the Applicable Revolving Loan Margin for LIBOR Loans per
annum and (ii) the Letter of Credit Amount of such Letter of Credit from time to
time, such letter of credit fee to be payable quarterly in arrears on the last
day of each March, June, September and December and on the expiration date of
such Letter of Credit.
(f) The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for its own account, with
respect to each Letter of Credit issued hereunder, (i) for the period from and
including the day such Letter of Credit is issued to but excluding the day such
Letter of Credit expires, a fronting fee in respect of each Letter of Credit in
an amount equal to 1/4 of 1% per annum of the Letter of Credit Amount of such
Letter of Credit from time to time, such fronting fee to be payable quarterly in
arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December and on the
expiration date of such Letter of Credit and (ii) from time to time such
additional fees and charges (including cable charges) as are generally
associated with
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letters of credit, in accordance with the Agent's standard internal charge
guidelines and the related Letter of Credit Request.
(g) The Borrower agrees to the provisions in the Letter of Credit
Request form; provided, however, that the terms of the Loan Documents shall take
precedence if there is any inconsistency between the terms of the Loan Documents
and the terms of said form.
(h) The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any
beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of
such Letter of Credit. Neither the Agent nor any Lender nor any of their
respective officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for (i) the use
that may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any
beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; or (ii) the validity,
sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereof, even if
such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient,
fraudulent or forged. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the
Agent may accept any document that appears on its face to be in order, without
responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or
information to the contrary.
(i) The Borrower hereby indemnifies and holds harmless each Revolving
Loan Lender and the Agent from and against any and all claims and damages,
losses, liabilities, costs or expenses that such Lender or the Agent may incur
(or that may be claimed against such Lender or the Agent by any Person
whatsoever) by reason of or in connection with the execution and delivery or
transfer of or payment or refusal to pay by the Agent, as issuer of any Letter
of Credit; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any
Lender or the Agent for any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or
expenses to the extent, but only to the extent, caused by (x) the willful
misconduct or gross negligence of the Agent, as issuer of such Letter of Credit,
in determining whether a request presented under any Letter of Credit complied
with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (y) in the case of the Agent, as
issuer of such Letter of Credit, the Agent's failure to pay under any Letter of
Credit after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the
terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. Nothing in this Section 2.5 is
intended to limit the other obligations of the Borrower, any Lender, or the
Agent under this Agreement.
2.6 Optional Prepayments. The Borrower may at any time and from time to
time, prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon at
least three Business Days' irrevocable written notice, in the case of LIBOR
Loans, and upon at least one Business Day's irrevocable written notice, in the
case of Base Rate Loans, from the Borrower to the Agent, specifying the date and
amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of LIBOR Loans, Base Rate
Loans or a combination thereof, and, if of a combination thereof, the amount
allocable to each and whether the prepayment is of Term A Loans, Term B Loans,
Term C Loans or Revolving Loans, or a combination thereof, and, if a combination
thereof, the amount allocable to each. Upon receipt of any such notice from the
Borrower, the Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof. If any such
notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable by
the Borrower on the date specified therein, together with accrued interest to
such date on the amount prepaid and any amounts payable pursuant to Section
2.17. Partial prepayments of Term A Loans, Term B Loans or Term C Loans shall be
applied to the installments of principal thereof in inverse order of maturity.
Amounts prepaid on account of the Term A Loans, the Term B Loans or Term C Loans
may not be reborrowed. Partial prepayments of Loans shall be in an aggregate
principal amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $250,000 in excess
thereof.
2.7 Mandatory Prepayments. (a) Excess Cash Flow. Not later than thirty
days after the delivery of annual audited financial statements of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries for each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2001), the Borrower shall prepay the Loans (and such
prepayment shall be applied as set forth in Section 2.7(f)) in an aggregate
amount equal to the excess of (i) 75% of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year
over (ii) the aggregate amount of prepayments of Term A Loans, Term B Loans or
Term C Loans made during such fiscal year pursuant to Section 2.6.
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(b) Sale of Assets; Sale-Leaseback of Tower Assets. (i) Without
limiting the obligation of the Borrower to obtain the consent of the Majority
Lenders pursuant to Section 6.5 hereof to any Asset Disposition not otherwise
permitted hereunder, no later than five Business Days prior to the occurrence of
any such Asset Disposition, the Borrower will deliver to the Lenders a
statement, certified by a senior financial officer of the Borrower in form and
detail satisfactory to the Agent, of the estimated amount of the Net Proceeds of
such Asset Disposition and, to the extent such Net Proceeds (when taken together
with the Net Proceeds of all prior Asset Dispositions as to which a prepayment
has not yet been made under this paragraph (b)(i)) shall exceed $2,000,000, the
Borrower shall prepay the Loans (and such prepayment shall be applied as set
forth in Section 2.7(f)) in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the Net
Proceeds of such Asset Disposition (together with 100% of the Net Proceeds of
all prior Asset Dispositions as to which a prepayment has not yet been made
under this paragraph (b)(i)).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be required to
make a prepayment pursuant to this paragraph (b)(i) with respect to the Net
Proceeds from any Asset Disposition in the event that the Borrower advises the
Agent at the time the Net Proceeds from such Asset Disposition are received that
it or its Subsidiary that consummated such Asset Disposition, as the case may
be, intends to reinvest such Net Proceeds into replacement assets pursuant to a
Permitted Acquisition (and for these purposes Reserved Amounts arising in
connection with any Asset Disposition shall be deemed to be a reinvestment in
replacement assets), so long as
(A) such Net Proceeds are held by the Agent in the Cash
Collateral Account pending such reinvestment (and in that connection,
the Agent need not release such Net Proceeds except upon presentation
of evidence satisfactory to it that such Net Proceeds are to be so
reinvested in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement),
(B) the Net Proceeds from any Asset Disposition are in fact so
reinvested within six months of such Asset Disposition (it being
understood that, in the event the Cash Collateral Account shall hold
Net Proceeds from more than one Asset Disposition, such Net Proceeds
shall be deemed to be released in the same order in which such Asset
Dispositions occurred and any such Net Proceeds so held for more than
six months shall be forthwith applied to the prepayment of Loans (and
such prepayment shall be applied as set forth in Section 2.7(f)) and
(C) if the aggregate amount of Net Proceeds (together with
investment earnings thereon) so held at any time by the Agent pending
reinvestment as contemplated by this sentence shall exceed $10,000,000,
such excess amount shall be forthwith applied to the prepayment of
Loans (and such prepayment shall be applied as set forth in Section
2.7(f)).
Nothing in this paragraph (b)(i) shall be deemed to obligate the Agent
to release any of such proceeds from the Cash Collateral Account to the Borrower
for purposes of reinvestment as aforesaid upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Event of Default.
During any period in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have cash
on hand in excess of $3,000,000 including amounts on deposit in the Cash
Collateral Account pursuant to Section 2.7(b)(i)(A) or in any other Collateral
Account in accordance with the Security Agreement, calculations of the Maximum
Total Debt Ratio and the Maximum Senior Debt Ratio with respect to such period
shall subtract from Total Debt any such amounts in excess of $3,000,000 that are
on deposit in any Collateral Account (it being understood that no such
subtraction shall be made following any reinvestment thereof as contemplated by
Section 2.7(b)(i)). The Borrower hereby agrees that if amounts on deposit in any
Collateral Account are used in the determination of compliance with the Maximum
Total Debt Ratio or the Maximum Senior Debt Ratio, the Borrower will request
that a daily collection report be delivered to the Agent, and amounts on deposit
in any Collateral Account will be used in such determination of compliance only
to the extent reported in such daily report.
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(ii) Upon any Sale-Leaseback of Tower Assets made during any
period in which the Maximum Total Debt Ratio (measured on a pro forma basis as
at the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower) is greater than
6.75:1.00; the Borrower shall prepay the Loans (and such prepayment shall be
applied as set forth in Section 2.06(f)) in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of
the Net Proceeds thereof.
(iii) Upon any Sale-Leaseback of Tower Assets made during any
period in which the Maximum Total Debt Ratio (measured on a pro forma basis as
at the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower) is 6.75:1.00 or less,
the Borrower shall prepay the Loans (and such prepayment shall be applied as set
forth in Section 2.7(f)) in an aggregate amount equal to 50% of the Net Proceeds
thereof.
(c) Equity or Debt Offering. (i) Upon any Equity Offering, the Borrower
shall prepay the Loans (and such prepayment shall be applied as set forth in
Section 2.7(f)) to the extent that the Net Proceeds thereof are not used (A) to
repay, prepay or redeem (1) the CCI Notes, (2) after the CCI Notes have been
paid in full, up to 35% in original principal amount of the 9 7/8% Subordinated
Notes and (3) after the full permitted amount of 9 7/8% Subordinated Notes have
been redeemed under clause (2), up to 35% in original principal amount of the
New Subordinated Notes, or (B) to fund Permitted Acquisitions in accordance with
Section 6.7(h)(i).
(ii) Upon any Debt Offering (other than those permitted under
Section 6.2 hereof), and to which the Majority Lenders shall have consented, the
Borrower shall prepay the Loans (and such prepayment shall be applied as set
forth in Section 2.7(f)) in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the Net
Proceeds thereof.
(d) Casualty Events. Upon the date 120 days following the receipt by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of the proceeds of insurance,
condemnation award or other compensation in respect of any Casualty Event
affecting any Property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (or upon such
earlier date as the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall
have determined not to repair or replace the Property affected by such Casualty
Event), the Borrower shall prepay the Loans (and such prepayment shall be
applied as set forth in section 2.7(f)) in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of
the Net Proceeds of such Casualty Event not theretofore applied (or committed to
be applied pursuant to executed construction contracts or equipment orders) to
the repair or replacement of such Property, provided that no such prepayment
shall be required to the extent the aggregate amount of such proceeds or
compensation is less than $250,000.
(e) Acquisition Agreements. Promptly following the receipt by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of the proceeds of any adjustment of the
purchase price, or an indemnity payment, under any acquisition agreement
(including the Acquisition Agreement) pursuant to which the Borrower or any
Subsidiary has made any acquisition, the Borrower will prepay the Revolving
Loans (to the extent of the outstanding balance thereof), provided that no such
prepayment shall be required to the extent the aggregate amount of such
adjustments pursuant to any acquisition agreement is less than $500,000.
(f) Application. (i) Each prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this
Section 2.7 shall be applied to the outstanding amounts of Term A Loans, Term B
Loans, Term C Loans and Revolving Loans on a pro rata basis determined on the
basis of the amount of Term A Loans, Term B Loans, Term C Loans and Revolving
Loans outstanding at the time of such prepayment. Each prepayment shall be
accompanied by payment in full of all accrued interest and accrued commitment
fees thereon to and including the date of such prepayment, together with any
additional amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.17.
(ii) Each prepayment of the Revolving Loans and each Cash
Collateral Deposit under this Section 2.7 shall be applied to permanently reduce
the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment pro rata with respect to each of the
scheduled reduction dates set forth in Section 2.1(e) remaining at such time.
If, at any time, the Revolving Loans are repaid in full, additional prepayments
hereunder shall be applied first, to make a Cash Collateral Deposit and
thereafter, to permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment by an
amount equal to what such
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prepayment would have been under this Section 2.7 if Revolving Loans had been
outstanding against which to apply such prepayment.
(iii) Each prepayment of the Term A Loans shall be applied to
scheduled installments of principal of the Term A Loans in inverse order of
maturity. Such prepaid Term A Loans may not be reborrowed.
(iv) Each prepayment of the Term B Loans shall be applied to
scheduled installments of principal of the Term B Loans in inverse order of
maturity. Such prepaid Term B Loans may not be reborrowed.
(v) Each prepayment of the Term C Loans shall be applied to
scheduled installments of principal of the Term C Loans in inverse order of
maturity. Such prepaid Term C Loans may not be reborrowed.
(vi) With respect to any mandatory prepayment of the Term B
Loans or Term C Loans, any Term B Lender and any Term C Lender, at its option
and to the extent that any Term A Loans are then outstanding, may elect not to
accept such prepayment (such Lender being a "Declining Lender"), in which event
the provisions of the next two sentences shall apply. Any Term B Lender or Term
C Lender may elect not to accept its ratable share of the prepayment referred to
in any Prepayment Notice by giving written notice to the Agent not later than
11:00 A.M., Los Angeles time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the
scheduled Prepayment Date. On the Prepayment Date, an amount equal to that
portion of the Prepayment Amount available to prepay Term B Lenders or Term C
Lenders (less any amounts that would otherwise be payable to Declining Lenders)
shall be applied to prepay Term B Loans owing to Term B Lenders other than
Declining Lenders or Term C Loans owing to Term C Lenders other than Declining
Lenders and any amounts that would otherwise have been applied to prepay Term B
Loans or Term C Loans owing to Declining Lenders shall instead be applied
ratably to prepay the remaining Term A Loans as provided in this Section
2.07(f); provided further that on prepayment in full of Term A Loans, Term B
Loans and Term C Loans owing to Term A Lenders, Term B Lenders and Term C
Lenders other than Declining Lenders, the remainder of any Prepayment Amount
shall be applied ratably to prepay Term B Loans and Term C Loans owing to
Declining Lenders.
2.8 Conversion and Continuation Options. (a) The Borrower may elect
from time to time to convert LIBOR Loans to Base Rate Loans, by the Borrower
giving the Agent at least two Business Days' prior irrevocable written notice of
such election pursuant to a Continuation Notice. The Borrower may elect from
time to time to convert Base Rate Loans to LIBOR Loans by the Borrower giving
the Agent at least three Eurodollar Business Days' prior irrevocable written
notice of such election pursuant to a Continuation Notice. Any such notice of
conversion to LIBOR Loans shall specify the length of the initial Interest
Period or Interest Periods therefor. Upon receipt of any such notice the Agent
shall promptly notify each Lender thereof. All or any part of outstanding LIBOR
Loans and Base Rate Loans may be converted as provided herein, provided that (i)
any such conversion may only be made if, after giving effect thereto, Section
2.9 shall not have been contravened, (ii) no Term A Loan may be converted into a
LIBOR Loan after the date that is one month prior to the due date of the final
installment of principal of the Term A Loans, (iii) no Term B Loan may be
converted into a LIBOR Loan after the date that is one month prior to the due
date of the final installment of principal of the Term B Loans, (iv) no Term C
Loan may be converted into a LIBOR Loan after the date that is one month prior
to the due date of the final installment of principal of the Term C Loans, (v)
no Revolving Loan may be converted into a LIBOR Loan after the date that is one
month prior to the Revolving Loan Commitment Expiration Date and (vi) the
Borrower shall not have the right to elect to continue at the end of the
applicable Interest Period, or to convert to, a LIBOR Loan if a Default shall
have occurred and be continuing.
(b) Any LIBOR Loan may be continued as such upon the expiration of the
then current Interest Period with respect thereto by the Borrower giving notice
to the Agent, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term "Interest
Period" set forth in Section 1.1, of the length of the next Interest Period to
be applicable to such LIBOR Loan, provided that no LIBOR Loan may be continued
as such (i) if, after giving effect thereto, Section 2.9 would be contravened,
(ii) in the case of any Term A Loans, after the date that is one month prior to
the due date of the final installment of principal of the Term A Loans, (iii) in
the case of any Term B Loans, after the date that is one month prior
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to the due date of the final installment of principal of the Term B Loans, (iv)
in the case of any Term C Loans, after the date that is one month prior to the
due date of the final installment of principal of the Term C Loans, (v) in the
case of any Revolving Loans, after the date that is one month prior to the
Revolving Loan Commitment Expiration Date or (vi) if a Default shall have
occurred and be continuing and provided further that if the Borrower shall fail
to give any required notice as described above in this Section or if such
continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso, such Loans
shall be automatically converted to Base Rate Loans on the last day of such
then-expiring Interest Period.
2.9 Minimum Amounts of Tranches. All borrowings, conversions and
continuations of Loans hereunder and all selections of Interest Periods
hereunder shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so
that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Loans
comprising each Tranche (except Loans made pursuant to Section 2.5(c)) shall be
equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and, in
any case, there shall not be more than 15 Tranches.
2.10 Interest Rates and Payment Dates. (a) Each LIBOR Loan shall bear
interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate
per annum equal to the LIBOR Adjusted Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
(b) Each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal
to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
(c) If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all
amounts outstanding shall bear interest at a rate per annum which is the rate
described in paragraph (b) of this Section plus 2% from the date of the
occurrence of such Event of Default until such Event of Default is no longer
continuing (after as well as before judgment).
(d) Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date,
provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall
be payable on demand.
(e) For purposes of determining the Applicable Margin for all Loans,
the letter of credit fees referred to in Section 2.5(e) and the commitment fee
referred to in Section 2.18, interest rates on the Loans and such fees shall be
calculated on the basis of the Maximum Total Debt Ratio set forth in the most
recent Covenant Compliance Certificate received by the Agent in accordance with
Section 5.2(a) (which Certificate shall be accompanied by the relevant financial
statements for such period). For accrued and unpaid interest and fees only (no
changes being made for interest or fee payments previously made), changes in
interest rates on the Loans, or in such fees, attributable to changes in the
Applicable Margin caused by changes in the Maximum Total Debt Ratio set forth in
the applicable Covenant Compliance Certificate shall be calculated upon the
delivery of a Covenant Compliance Certificate (accompanied by such financial
statements) and such change shall be effective from (and including) the day
which is two Business Days after receipt by the Agent of such Covenant
Compliance Certificate and financial statements. If, for any reason, the
Borrower shall fail to deliver a Covenant Compliance Certificate and such
financial statements when due in accordance with Section 5.1(a) and 5.2(a), and
such failure shall continue for a period of ten days, the Applicable Margin
shall be deemed to be at the highest pricing, retroactive to the date on which
the Borrower should have delivered such Covenant Compliance Certificate and such
financial statements and shall continue until a Covenant Compliance Certificate
and financial statements indicating a different result is delivered to the
Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no reductions in the
Applicable Margin during any period in which an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing.
2.11 Computation of Interest and Fees. (a) Interest on Base Rate Loans
(other than Base Rate Loans based on the Federal Funds Effective Rate) shall be
calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be), day year for
the actual days elapsed and interest on LIBOR Loans, unused commitment fees and
all other Obligations of the Borrower shall be calculated on the basis of a
360-day year for the actual days elapsed. The Agent shall as soon as practicable
notify the Borrower and the Lenders of each determination of a LIBOR Adjusted
Rate. Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the
Base Rate or the LIBOR Reserve Requirements shall become
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effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change in the
Base Rate is announced or such change in the LIBOR Reserve Requirements becomes
effective, as the case may be. The Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the
Borrower and the Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such
change in interest rate.
(b) If any Reference Lender's Commitment shall terminate or all of its
Loans shall be assigned for any reason whatsoever, such Reference Lender shall
thereupon cease to be a Reference Lender, and if, as a result of the foregoing,
there would only be one Reference Lender remaining, the Agent (after
consultation with the Borrower and the Agent) shall, by notice to the Borrower
and the Lenders, designate another Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower
as a Reference Lender so that there shall at all times be at least two Reference
Lenders (provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Union Bank of
California, N.A. shall be one of the Reference Lenders hereunder for so long as
it shall serve as Administrative Agent hereunder and (ii) Union Bank of
California, N.A. and The Chase Manhattan Bank shall be the only Reference
Lenders from the Closing Date until one or more additional Reference Lenders
shall be designated hereunder).
(c) Each Reference Lender shall use its best efforts to furnish
quotations of rates to the Agent as contemplated hereby. If any of the Reference
Lenders shall be unable or shall otherwise fail to supply such rates to the
Agent upon its request, the rate of interest shall be determined on the basis of
the quotations of the remaining Reference Lenders or Reference Lender.
(d) Each determination of an interest rate by the Agent pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and
the Lenders in the absence of manifest error.
2.12 Inability to Determine Interest Rate. In the event that prior to
the first day of any Interest Period:
(a) the Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be
conclusive and binding upon the Borrower absent manifest error) that, by reason
of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do
not exist for ascertaining the LIBOR Adjusted Rate for such Interest Period, or
(b) the Agent shall have received notice from the Majority Lenders
acting in good faith that the LIBOR Adjusted Rate determined or to be determined
for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such
Lenders (as conclusively certified by such Lenders) of making or maintaining
their affected Loans during such Interest Period,
the Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower and
the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If such notice is given (x) any
LIBOR Loans requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall
accrue interest at the Base Rate, (y) Loans that were to have been converted on
the first day of such Interest Period to LIBOR Loans shall be continued as Base
Rate Loans and (z) any outstanding LIBOR Loans shall be converted, on the first
day of such Interest Period, to Base Rate Loans. Until such notice has been
withdrawn by the Agent, no further LIBOR Loans shall be made or continued as
such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert Base Rate Loans to LIBOR
Loans.
2.13 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments. Subject to Section 2.7(f)(v),
each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal
of and interest on the Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective
outstanding principal and interest amounts of such Loans then held by the
Lenders. All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower
hereunder and under the Notes, whether on account of principal, interest, fees
or otherwise, shall be made without set off or counterclaim and shall be made
prior to 12:00 Noon, Los Angeles time, on the due date thereof to the Agent, for
the account of the applicable Lenders, at the Agent's office specified in
Section 9.2, in Dollars and in immediately available funds. The Agent shall
distribute such payments to the applicable Lenders promptly upon receipt in like
funds as received. If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the LIBOR
Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment
shall be extended to the
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next succeeding Business Day, and, with respect to payments of principal,
interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such
extension. If any payment on a LIBOR Loan becomes due and payable on a day other
than a Eurodollar Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the
next succeeding Eurodollar Business Day (and interest shall continue to accrue
thereon at the applicable rate) unless the result of such extension would be to
extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment
shall be made on the immediately preceding Eurodollar Business Day.
2.14 Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if any
change after the Closing Date in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation
or application thereof shall make it unlawful for any Lender or Applicable
Lending Office to make or maintain LIBOR Loans as contemplated by this
Agreement, (a) the commitment of such Lender hereunder to make LIBOR Loans,
continue LIBOR Loans as such and convert Base Rate Loans to LIBOR Loans shall
forthwith be suspended during such period of illegality and (b) the Loans of
such Lender or Applicable Lending Office then outstanding as LIBOR Loans, if
any, shall be converted automatically to Base Rate Loans on the respective last
days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans or within
such earlier period as required by law. If any such conversion of a LIBOR Loan
occurs on a day which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period
with respect thereto, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amounts, if
any, as may be required pursuant to Section 2.17. To the extent that a Lender's
LIBOR Loans have been converted to Base Rate Loans pursuant to this Section
2.14, all payments and prepayments of principal that otherwise would be applied
to such Lender's LIBOR Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans.
2.15 Increased Costs. (a) In the event that any change after the
Closing Date in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application
thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive (whether or
not having the force of law but, if not having the force of law, generally
applicable to and complied with by banks and financial institutions of the same
general type as such Lender in the relevant jurisdiction) from any central bank
or other Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof:
(i) shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve,
special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirements against assets
held by, letters of credit or guarantees issued by, deposits or other
liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other
extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any
office of such Lender or Applicable Lending Office which is not
otherwise included in the determination of the LIBOR Adjusted Rate
hereunder; or
(ii) shall impose on such Lender or Applicable Lending Office
any other condition;
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to the Agent of
issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit by an amount which the Agent deems
to be material, or to such Lender or Applicable Lending Office, by an amount
which such Lender deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing
or maintaining LIBOR Loans, or purchasing or maintaining any participation in a
Letter of Credit, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect
thereof then, in any such case, the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Agent,
for its own account or on behalf of such Lender or Applicable Lending Office, as
applicable, upon the demand of the Agent for itself or at the request of such
Lender, as applicable, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such
Lender or the Agent, as applicable, for such increased cost or reduced amount
receivable. If the Agent, any Lender or any Applicable Lending Office becomes
entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall
promptly notify the Borrower, through the Agent, of the event by reason of which
it has become so entitled. A certificate as to any additional amounts payable
pursuant to this Section submitted by the Agent or such Lender or Applicable
Lending Office, through the Agent, to the Borrower shall be conclusive evidence
of the accuracy of the information so recorded, absent manifest error. This
covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement, expiration of the
Letters of Credit and the payment of the Notes and all other amounts payable
hereunder.
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(b) If, after the date of this Agreement, the introduction of or any
change in any applicable law, rule, regulation or guideline regarding capital
adequacy, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any
Governmental Authority, central bank or the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or
administration thereof, affects the amount of capital required or expected to be
maintained by any Lender or any corporation controlling any Lender, and such
Lender (taking into consideration such Lender's or such corporation's policies
with respect to capital adequacy) determines that the amount of capital
maintained by such Lender or such corporation which is attributable to or based
upon the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement must be
increased as a consequence of such introduction or change by an amount deemed by
such Lender to be material, then, upon demand of the Agent at the request of
such Lender, the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Agent on behalf of such
Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or such
corporation for the increased costs to such Lender or corporation of such
increased capital. Any such demand shall be accompanied by a certificate of such
Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the computation of any such increased
costs, which certificate shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. This
covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement, expiration of the
Letters of Credit and the payment of the Notes and all other amounts payable
hereunder.
2.16 U.S. Taxes. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to each Lender that is
not a U.S. Person such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net
payment of any amount due to such non-U.S. Person hereunder after deduction for
or withholding in respect of any U.S. Taxes imposed with respect to such payment
(or in lieu thereof, payment of such U.S. Taxes by such non-U.S. Person), will
not be less than the amount stated herein to be then due and payable, provided
that the foregoing obligation to pay such additional amounts shall not apply:
(i) to any payment to any Lender hereunder (other than in
respect of any Registered Loan) unless such Lender is, on the date
hereof (or on the date it becomes a Lender hereunder as provided in
Section 9.6(c) hereof) and on the date of any change in the Applicable
Lending Office of such Lender, either entitled to submit a Form 1001
(relating to such Lender and entitling it to a complete exemption from
withholding on all interest to be received by it hereunder in respect
of the Loans) or Form 4224 (relating to all interest to be received by
such Lender hereunder in respect of the Loans),
(ii) to any payment to any Lender hereunder in respect of a
Registered Loan (a "Registered Holder"), unless such Registered Holder
(or, if such Registered Holder is not the beneficial owner of such
Registered Loan, the beneficial owner thereof) is, on the date hereof
(or on the date such Registered Holder becomes a Lender as provided in
Section 9.6(c) hereof) and on the date of any change in the Applicable
Lending Office of such Lender entitled to submit a Form W-8, together
with an annual certificate (a "Tax Compliance Certificate") stating
that (x) such registered Holder (or beneficial owner, as the case may
be) is not a "bank" within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the
Code, and (y) such Registered Holder (or beneficial owner, as the case
may be) shall promptly notify the Borrower if at any time, such
Registered Holder (or beneficial owner, as the case may be) determines
that it is no longer in a position to provide such certificate to the
Borrower (or any other form of certification adopted by the relevant
taxing authorities of the United States of America for such purposes),
or
(iii) to any U.S. Taxes imposed solely by reason of the
failure by such non-U.S. Person (or, if such non-U.S. Person is not the
beneficial owner of the relevant Loan, such beneficial owner) to comply
with the applicable certification, information, documentation or other
reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity
or connections with the United States of America of such non-U.S.
Person (or beneficial owner, as the case may be) if such compliance is
required by statute or regulation of the United States of America as a
precondition to relief or exemption from such U.S. Taxes.
For the purposes of this Section 2.16(a), (A) "U.S. Person" shall mean
a citizen, national or resident of the United States of America, a corporation,
partnership or other entity created or organized in or under any laws of the
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United States of America or any State thereof, or any estate or trust that is
subject to Federal income taxation regardless of the source of its income, (B)
"U.S. Taxes" shall mean any present or future tax, assessment or other charge or
levy imposed by or on behalf of the United States of America or any taxing
authority thereof or therein, (C) "Form 1001" shall mean Form 1001 (Ownership,
Exemption, or Reduced Rate Certificate) of the Department of the Treasury of the
United States of America, (D) "Form 4224" shall mean Form 4224 (Exemption from
Withholding of Tax on Income Effectively Connected with the Conduct of a Trade
or Business in the United States) of the Department of the Treasury of the
United States of America (or in relation to either such Form such successor and
related forms as may from time to time be adopted by the relevant taxing
authorities of the United States of America to document a claim to which such
Form relates) and (E) "Form W-8" shall mean Form W-8 (Certificate of Foreign
Status of the Department of Treasury of the United States of America). Each of
the Forms referred to in the foregoing clauses (C), (D) and (E) shall include
such successor and related forms as may from time to time be adopted by the
relevant taxing authorities of the United States of America to document a claim
to which such Form relates.
(b) Within 30 days after paying any amount to the Agent or any Lender
from which it is required by law to make any deduction or withholding, and
within 30 days after it is required by law to remit such deduction or
withholding to any relevant taxing or other authority, the Borrower shall
deliver to the Agent for delivery to such non-U.S. Person evidence satisfactory
to such Person of such deduction, withholding or payment (as the case may be).
2.17 Indemnity. The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and to
hold each Lender harmless from and to pay each Lender within 5 Business Days of
such Lender's demand the amount of any liability, loss or expense arising from
the reemployment of funds obtained by it or from fees payable to terminate the
deposits from which such funds were obtained (including reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel) which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of
(a) default by the Borrower in payment when due of the principal amount of or
interest on any LIBOR Loan, (b) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing
of, conversion into or continuation of LIBOR Loans after the Borrower has given
a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement, (c) default by the Borrower in making any prepayment after the
Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement or (d) the making by the Borrower of a prepayment or conversion of
LIBOR Loans on a day which is not the last day of an Interest Period with
respect thereto. A Lender's certificate as to such liability, loss or expense
shall be deemed conclusive, absent manifest error. This covenant shall survive
the termination of this Agreement, expiration of the Letters of Credit and the
payment of the Notes and all other amounts payable hereunder.
2.18 Unused Commitment Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent
for the account of the Revolving Loan Lenders an unused commitment fee to be
shared pro rata among the Revolving Loan Lenders with respect to the Revolving
Loan Commitments for the period from and including the Closing Date to but
excluding the Revolving Loan Commitment Expiration Date, based on the average
daily aggregate amount of the unused Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment from
time to time in effect and computed at the rate of (i) during any period in
which the Maximum Total Debt Ratio is less than 5.50:1, 0.375% per annum and
(ii) at all other times, 0.500% per annum. Such fee shall be payable quarterly
in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December and on
the Revolving Loan Commitment Expiration Date, commencing on the first such date
to occur after the Closing Date.
2.19 Mitigation of Costs. If any Lender, by changing its Applicable
Lending Office or taking any other reasonable action, so long as making such
change or taking such other action is not disadvantageous to it in any
financial, regulatory or other respect, can mitigate any adverse effect on the
Borrower under Section 2.12, 2.14, 2.15, or 2.16, such Lender shall take such
action.
2.20 Registered Loans. Any Lender that is not a U.S. Person and is not
a "bank" within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(a) of the Code may request the
Borrower (through the Agent), and the Borrower agrees to cause the Agent
thereupon, to record on the Tax Register referred to in Section 9.6(f) hereof
any Loans held by such Lender under this Agreement. The Borrower hereby
designates the Agent to serve as the Borrower's agent solely for purposes of
maintaining the Tax Register. Loans recorded on the Register ("Registered
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notes other than Registered Notes as defined below and, upon the registration of
any Loan, any promissory note (other than a Registered Note) evidencing the same
shall be null and void and shall be returned to the respective Borrower. The
Borrower agrees, at the request of any Lender that is the holder of Registered
Loans, to execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note in registered
form to evidence such Registered Loans (i.e. containing the optional registered
note language as indicated in Exhibit A-1 or A-2 hereto, as the case may be) and
registered as provided in Section 9.6(f) hereof (herein, a "Registered Note"),
dated the date hereof, payable to such Lender and otherwise duly completed. A
loan once recorded on such Register may not be removed from the Register so long
as it remains outstanding and a Registered Note may not be exchanged for a
promissory note that is not a Registered Note.
2.21. Term C Commitments. (a) The Borrower may, at any time but in any
event not more than once in any three month period prior to the Term C Maturity
Date, by notice to the Lead Arranger, request that the Aggregate Term C
Commitment be increased (or established) by an amount of $25,000,000 or an
integral multiple of $5,000,000 in excess thereof (each a "Commitment Increase")
to be effective as of a date that is at least 90 days prior to the Term C
Maturity Date (the "Increase Date") as specified in the related notice to the
Lead Arranger; provided, however that (i) in no event shall the Aggregate Term C
Commitment be more than $100,000,000 and (ii) on the date of any request by the
Borrower for a Commitment Increase and on the related Increase Date, the
conditions set forth in Section 4.2 shall be satisfied.
(b) The Lead Arranger shall promptly notify such banks and
other entities as it shall identify of a request by the Borrower for a
Commitment Increase, which notice shall include (i) the proposed amount of such
requested Commitment Increase, (ii) the proposed Increase Date and (iii) the
date by which such banks or other entities wishing to participate in the
Commitment Increase must commit to such increase in the Term C Commitments (the
"Commitment Date"). The requested Commitment Increase shall be allocated among
the banks and other entities willing to participate therein in such amounts as
are agreed between the Borrower and the Lead Arranger.
(c) Promptly following each Commitment Date, the Lead Arranger
shall notify the Borrower and the Agent as to the amount, if any, by which the
banks and other entities are willing to participate in the requested Commitment
Increase; provided, however, that the Term C Commitment of each such bank or
other entity shall be in an amount of $2,000,000 or an integral multiple
thereof.
(d) On each Increase Date, each bank or other entity that is
not prior to such date a Lender hereunder and accepts an offer to participate in
a requested Commitment Increase in accordance with Section 2.21(c) (each such
bank or other entity, an "Assuming Lender") shall become a Lender party to this
Agreement as of such Increase Date and the Term C Commitment of each bank or
other entity that prior to such date is a Lender and accepts an offer to
participate in such requested Commitment Increase (an "Increasing Lender") shall
be so increased (or established) by such amount as of such Increase Date;
provided, however, that the Agent shall have received on or before such Increase
Date the following, each dated such date:
(i) (A) certified copies of resolutions of the Board of
Directors of the Borrower or the Executive Committee of such Board
approving the Commitment Increase and the corresponding modifications
to this Agreement, (B) Term C Notes duly executed by the Borrower
payable to each Increasing Lender and each Assuming Lender in a
principal amount equal to such Lender's new or increased Term C
Commitment, (C) a consent executed by each Guarantor approving the
Commitment Increase and the corresponding modifications to this
Agreement and (D) an opinion of counsel for the Borrower (which may be
in-house counsel), in form and substance satisfactory to the Lead
Arranger;
(ii) an assumption agreement from each Assuming Lender, if
any, in form and substance satisfactory to the Borrower and the Agent
(each an "Assumption Agreement"), duly executed by such Assuming
Lender, the Agent and the Borrower; and
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(iii) confirmation from each Increasing Lender of the amount
of its Term C Commitment in a writing satisfactory to the Borrower and
the Agent.
On each Increase Date, upon fulfillment of the conditions set forth in the
immediately preceding sentence of this Section 2.21(d), the Agent shall notify
the Lenders (including, without limitation, each Assuming Lender) and the
Borrower, on or before 1:00 P.M., Los Angeles time, by telecopier or telex, of
the occurrence of the Commitment Increase to be effected on such Increase Date
and shall record in the Register the relevant information with respect to each
Increasing Lender and each Assuming Lender on such date.
SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the
Loans and participate in the Letters of Credit, and to induce the Agent to issue
the Letters of Credit, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent
and each Lender that:
3.1 Organization and Good Standing. The Borrower and each Subsidiary
(a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
its jurisdiction of organization as indicated on Schedule 3.7, (b) has all
requisite power and authority (corporate, partnership, limited liability company
and otherwise) to own its properties and to conduct its business as now
conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted and (c) is duly qualified to
conduct business as a foreign organization and is currently in good standing in
each state and jurisdiction in which it conducts business. Each state and
jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is or should be qualified
to conduct business is listed on Schedule 3.1 hereto.
3.2 Power and Authority. The Borrower and each Subsidiary has all
requisite power and authority under applicable law and under its Organic
Documents to (i) in the case of the Borrower, borrow hereunder and to consummate
the BTI Acquisition in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement
and (ii) to execute, deliver and perform its respective obligations under the
Loan Documents to which it is a party. All actions, waivers and consents
(corporate, regulatory and otherwise) necessary or appropriate for the Borrower
to consummate the BTI Acquisition in accordance with the terms of the
Acquisition Agreement, and for the Borrower and each Subsidiary to execute,
deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been taken
and/or received.
3.3 Validity and Legal Effect. This Agreement constitutes, and the
other Loan Documents to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party
constitute (or will constitute when executed and delivered), the legal, valid
and binding obligations of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable,
enforceable against it in accordance with the terms thereof, except as such
enforceability may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws of general applicability affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights and (b) the application of general principles of equity
(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law).
3.4 No Violation of Laws or Agreements. The execution, delivery and
performance of the Loan Documents and the consummation of the BTI Acquisition in
accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement (a) will not violate or
contravene any Requirement of Law, (b) will not result in any material breach or
violation of, or constitute a material default under, any agreement or
instrument by which the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any of its property, may
be bound, and (c) will not result in or require the creation of any Lien (other
than those permitted by Section 6.3) upon or with respect to any property of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, whether such property is now owned or hereafter
acquired.
3.5 Title to Assets; Existing Encumbrances; Legal Names. The Borrower
and each Subsidiary has good and marketable title to all of its real and
personal properties and assets, free and clear of any Liens (other than those
permitted by Section 6.3). Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has used (or
permitted the filing of any financing
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statement under) any legal or operating name at any time during the twelve
consecutive calendar months immediately preceding the execution of this
Agreement, except as identified on Schedule 3.5 hereto.
3.6 Capital Structure; Equity Ownership; Subordinated Debt. The
authorized capital stock of the Borrower consists of an aggregate of 1,000
shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, all of which shares are duly
and validly issued and outstanding, and each of which shares is fully paid and
nonassessable. All of such issued and outstanding shares of common stock are
owned beneficially and of record by CCI. There are no outstanding Equity Rights
with respect to the Borrower or any Subsidiary and there are no outstanding
obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem, or
otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of the Borrower, nor are there any
outstanding obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to make
payments to any Person, such as "phantom stock" payments, where the amount
thereof is calculated with reference to the fair market value or equity value of
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. The Borrower has the corporate power and
authority to issue the New Subordinated Notes. The New Subordinated Notes, when
issued and paid for, will be the legally valid and binding obligations of the
Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms,
except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally or by
equitable principles relating to enforceability. The subordination provisions of
the Subordinated Notes will be enforceable against the holders thereof and the
Loans and all other monetary Obligations hereunder are and will be within the
definition of "Senior Indebtedness" or "Senior Debt" included in such
provisions. The New Subordinated Notes, when issued and sold, will either (a)
have been registered or qualified under applicable federal and state securities
laws or (b) be exempt therefrom.
3.7 Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Schedule 3.7 hereto accurately and
completely discloses as of the Closing Date (i) each Subsidiary of the Borrower,
(ii) each Person holding ownership interests in such Subsidiary and (iii) the
nature of the ownership interests held by each such Person and the percentage of
ownership of such Subsidiary represented by such ownership interests.
3.8 Material Contracts. Schedule 3.8 hereto accurately and completely
discloses as of the Closing Date each contract and agreement (including but not
limited to site leases and licenses and programming contracts, but excluding
Franchises) material to the financial condition or operation of the Borrower or
any Subsidiary (each, a "Material Contract", and collectively, the "Material
Contracts"). Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has committed any unwaived
breach or default under any Material Contract, and the Borrower has no knowledge
or reason to believe that any other party to any Material Contract has committed
any unwaived breach or default thereof. Each of the Material Contracts is a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries party
thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms. Each of the Lead Arranger and
the Agent has received a complete and correct copy of each Material Contract
(including in each case all exhibits, schedules and disclosure letters referred
to therein or delivered pursuant thereto, if any) and all amendments thereto and
other side letters or agreements affecting the terms thereof. Except for the
Acquisition Agreement, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is party
to any agreements or letters of intent providing for the acquisition or
disposition of any assets (including without limitation any CATV Systems or
Telephone Systems) with a fair market value of $1,000,000 or more.
3.9 Taxes and Assessments. (a) The Borrower and each Subsidiary has
timely filed all required tax returns and reports (federal, state and local) or
has properly filed for extensions of the time for the filing thereof. The
Borrower has no knowledge of any deficiency, penalty or additional assessment
due or appropriate in connection with any such taxes. All taxes (federal, state
and local) imposed upon the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of its properties,
operations or income have been paid and discharged prior to the date when any
interest or penalty would accrue for the nonpayment thereof, except for those
taxes being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently
prosecuted and with adequate reserves reflected on the financial statements in
accordance with GAAP. There are no taxes imposed on the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries by any political subdivision or taxing authority due or payable
either on or by virtue of the execution and delivery by the Borrower, the
Subsidiaries, the Agent, or the Lenders of this
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Agreement or any other Loan Document to which the Borrower or the Subsidiaries
are party, or on any payment to be made by the Borrower pursuant hereto or
thereto.
(b) The Borrower has net operating losses (within the meaning of
Section 172 of the Code) as of the Closing Date in an amount not less than that
set forth in Schedule 3.9.
3.10 Litigation and Legal Proceedings. Except as disclosed on Schedule
3.10 hereto, there is no litigation, claim, investigation, administrative
proceeding, labor controversy or similar action that is pending or, to the
knowledge of the Borrower, threatened (i) with respect to any Loan Document or
the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) with respect to the BTI Acquisition
or the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement or (iii) against
the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Property that (in the case of this clause
(iii)), if adversely resolved, could (either individually or in the aggregate)
have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.11 Accuracy of Financial Information. (a) All information previously
furnished to the Agent and the Lenders that was prepared by or on behalf of the
Borrower concerning the financial condition and operations of the Borrower or
any Subsidiary, including (i) the audited consolidated financial statements of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998,
(ii) the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1999 and (iii) the unaudited
pro forma consolidated balance sheet for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as
at March 31, 1999 (prepared under the assumption that the BTI Acquisition
occurred on March 31, 1999) and unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of
operations for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 1998 and the 3-month period
ended on March 31, 1999 (prepared under the assumption that the BTI Acquisition
and each acquisition made by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or BTI in calendar
year 1998 occurred on January 1, 1998), (A) have been prepared in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied, (B) are true, accurate and complete in all
material respects, (C) fairly present the financial condition of the
organizations covered thereby as of the dates and for the periods covered
thereby and (D) disclose all material liabilities (contingent and otherwise) of
the Borrower and the Subsidiaries.
(b) Since December 31, 1998 there has been no event or condition
resulting in a Material Adverse Effect.
3.12 Accuracy of Other Information. All information (other than
financial projections) contained in the Confidential Information Memorandum
relating to the Loans, and any application, schedule, report, certificate, or
any other document given to the Agent or any Lender by the Borrower or any other
Person in connection with the Loan Documents is in all material respects true,
accurate and complete, and no such Person has omitted to state therein (or
failed to include in any such document) any material fact or any fact necessary
to make such information not misleading. All projections given to the Agent, the
other Facility Agents, or any Lender by the Borrower or any other Person have
been prepared with a reasonable basis and in good faith making use of such
information as was available at the date such projection was made. The
projections and pro forma financial information contained in such materials are
based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by the Borrower to be
reasonable at the time made and as of the Closing Date, it being recognized that
such projections as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and that
actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may
differ from the projected results.
3.13 Compliance with Laws Generally. The Borrower and each Subsidiary
is in compliance in all material respects with all Requirements of Law
applicable to it, its operations and its properties.
3.14 ERISA Compliance.
(a) The Borrower and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable provisions of ERISA, and all rules,
regulations and orders implementing ERISA.
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(b) Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary, or any ERISA
Affiliate thereof, maintains or contributes to (or has maintained or contributed
to) any Multiemployer Plan under which the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA
Affiliate thereof could have any withdrawal liability.
(c) Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary, or any ERISA
Affiliate thereof, sponsors or maintains any defined benefit pension plan under
which there is an accumulated funding deficiency within the meaning of Section
412 of the Code, whether or not waived.
(d) The liability for accrued benefits under each defined
benefit pension plan that will be sponsored or maintained by the Borrower, any
Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate thereof (determined on the basis of the
actuarial assumptions utilized by the PBGC) does not exceed the aggregate fair
market value of the assets under each such defined benefit pension plan.
(e) The aggregate liability of the Borrower, each Subsidiary
and each ERISA Affiliate thereof arising out of or relating to a failure of any
employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA to comply with
provisions of ERISA or the Code will not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) There does not exist any unfunded liability (determined on
the basis of actuarial assumptions utilized by the actuary for the plan in
preparing the most recent annual report) in excess of $1,000,000 in the
aggregate of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate thereof under
any plan, program or arrangement providing post-retirement, life or health
benefits.
(g) No Reportable Event and no Prohibited Transaction (as
defined in ERISA) has occurred or is occurring with respect to any plan with
which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is associated.
3.15 Environmental Compliance.
(a) The Borrower and each Subsidiary has received all permits
and filed all notifications necessary under and is otherwise in compliance in
all material respects with all federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations governing the control, removal, storage, transportation, spill,
release or discharge of Hazardous Materials, including, without limitation, as
provided in the provisions of and the regulations under (i) the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by
the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act of 1986, (ii) the Solid Waste
Disposal Act, (iii) the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act, (iv) the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, (v) the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976 and (vi) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments
of 1972 (all of the foregoing enumerated and nonenumerated statutes, including
without limitation any applicable state or local statutes, all as amended,
collectively, the "Environmental Control Statutes").
(b) Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has given any
written or oral notice to the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") or any
state or local agency with regard to any actual or imminently threatened
removal, storage, transportation, spill, release or discharge of Hazardous
Wastes either (i) on properties owned or leased by the Borrower or such
Subsidiary or (ii) otherwise in connection with the conduct of its business and
operations.
(c) Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has received
notice that it is potentially responsible for costs of clean-up of any actual or
imminently threatened spill, release or discharge of Hazardous Wastes pursuant
to any Environmental Control Statute.
(d) No judicial proceedings or governmental or administrative
action is pending, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, under any
Environmental Control Statute to which the Borrower or any of its
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Subsidiaries is named as a party with respect to the Properties or the business
conducted at the Properties, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees,
consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative
or judicial requirements outstanding under any Environmental Control Statute
with respect to the Properties or such business.
3.16 Federal Regulations. No Letter of Credit and no part of the
proceeds of any Loans are intended to be or will be used, directly or indirectly
for any purpose which violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System. If requested by any Lender or the
Agent, and in any event upon consummation of any acquisition involving the
purchase of stock by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, the Borrower will furnish
to the Agent and each Lender a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity
with the requirements of Form U-1 referred to in Regulation U.
3.17 Fees and Commissions. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.17 hereto
or as required by Section 2.18 hereof or the letter referred to in Section
4.1(d), neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary owes or will owe any fees or
commissions of any kind in connection with the BTI Acquisition, this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and the Borrower does not
know of any claim (or any basis for any claim) for any fees or commissions in
connection with the BTI Acquisition, the Acquisition Agreement, this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
3.18 Representations and Warranties in Acquisition Agreement. The Agent
has received a complete and correct copy of the Acquisition Agreement (including
all exhibits, schedules and disclosure letters referred to therein or delivered
or to be delivered pursuant thereto, if any) and all amendments thereto, waivers
relating thereto and other side letters or agreements affecting the terms
thereof. The Acquisition Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
parties thereto and is in full force and effect with no default by the Borrower
thereunder. Each representation and warranty in the Acquisition Agreement shall
be deemed to be made by the Borrower for the Lenders' benefit as if set forth
herein at length.
3.19 Solvency. Immediately prior to and upon the execution of this
Agreement, the consummation of the BTI Acquisition, the funding of the Loans and
the issuance of any Letters of Credit to be funded or issued on the Closing
Date, and the issuance of the New Subordinated Notes, the Borrower and each
Guarantor was, is and will be Solvent.
3.20 Franchises. Set forth in Schedule 3.20 hereto is a complete and
correct list of all Franchises (identified by issuing authority, franchisee and
expiration date) owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date,
or that will be owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (after giving effect
to the BTI Acquisition). The Borrower and each Subsidiary possesses or has the
right to use, or will possess or have the right to use (after giving effect to
the BTI Acquisition), all such Franchises, and all copyrights, licenses,
trademarks, service marks, trade names or other rights, including licenses and
permits granted by the FCC, agreements with public utilities and microwave
transmission companies, pole or conduit attachment, use, access or rental
agreements and utility easements that are necessary for the conduct of the CATV
Systems or Telephone Systems of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, except for
such of the foregoing the absence of which could not have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and each of such Franchises,
copyrights, licenses, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names and rights
is (or on the date of the BTI Acquisition will be) in full force and effect and
no material default has occurred and is continuing thereunder. No approval,
application, filing, registration, consent or other action of any local, state
or federal authority is required to enable the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries to take advantage of the rights and privileges intended to be
conferred by any Franchise, except for approvals, applications, filings,
registrations, consents or other actions that (if not made or obtained) could
not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has received any notice from the
granting body or any governmental authority with respect to any breach of any
covenant under, or any default with respect to, any Franchise.
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3.21 The CATV Systems. (a) The Borrower and each Subsidiary, and the
CATV Systems owned by them (and, after giving effect to the BTI Acquisition, to
be owned by them) are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable
federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, including without
limitation, the Communications Act, the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984,
the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, the
Copyright Revision Act of 1976, and the rules and regulations of the FCC and the
United States Copyright Office, including, without limitation, rules and laws
governing system registration, use of aeronautical frequencies and signal
carriage, equal employment opportunity, cumulative leakage index testing and
reporting, signal leakage, and subscriber privacy. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing:
(i) The communities included in the areas covered by the
Franchises covering CATV Systems have been registered with the FCC;
(ii) all of the annual performance tests on such CATV Systems
required under the rules and regulations of the FCC have been
performed;
(iii) except as set forth in Schedule 3.21 hereto, such CATV
Systems currently meet or exceed the technical standards set forth in
the rules and regulations of the FCC, including, without limitation,
the leakage limits contained in the 47 C.F.R. Section 76.605(a)(11);
(iv) except as set forth in Schedule 3.21 hereto, such CATV
Systems are being operated in compliance with the provisions of 47
C.F.R. Section 76.610 through 76.619 (mid-band and super-band signal
carriage), including 47 C.F.R. Section 76.611 (compliance with the
cumulative signal leakage index);
(v) where required, appropriate authorizations from the FCC
have been obtained for the use of all aeronautical frequencies in use
in such CATV Systems and such CATV Systems are presently being operated
in compliance with such authorizations (and all required certificates,
permits and clearances from governmental agencies, including the
Federal Aviation Administration, with respect to all towers, earth
stations, business radios and frequencies utilized and carried by such
CATV Systems have been obtained); and
(vi) all notices to subscribers of such CATV Systems required
by the rules and regulations of the FCC have been provided.
(b) All notices, statements of account, supplements and other documents
required under Section 111 of the Copyright Act of 1976 and under the rules of
the Copyright Office with respect to the carriage of off-air signals by the CATV
Systems owned by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (and, after giving effect to
the BTI Acquisition, to be owned by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries) have been
fully filed, and the proper amounts of copyright fees have been paid on a timely
basis, and each such CATV System qualifies for the compulsory license under
Section 111 of the Copyright Act of 1976.
(c) The carriage of all off-air signals by the CATV Systems owned by
the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (and, after giving effect to the BTI
Acquisition, to be owned by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries) is permitted by
valid transmission consent agreements or by must-carry elections by
broadcasters.
(d) The Borrower and (to the best knowledge of the Borrower) BTI have
complied in all material respects with their respective obligations with regard
to protecting the privacy rights of any past or present customers of the CATV
Systems owned by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (and, after giving effect to
the BTI Acquisition, to be owned by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries).
3.22 Rate Regulation. The Borrower and (to the best of the knowledge of
the Borrower) BTI have each reviewed and evaluated in detail the FCC rules
currently in effect (the "Rate Regulation Rules") implementing the rate
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regulation provisions of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and
Competition Act of 1992 (the "Rate Regulation Act"). Based upon such review,
completion by the Borrower and (to the best knowledge of the Borrower) BTI of
all applicable worksheets contemplated by the Rate Regulation Rules for each
CATV System owned by the Borrower (or, after giving effect to the BTI
Acquisition, to be owned by the Borrower):
(i) none of such CATV Systems are subject to effective
competition as of the date hereof other than as set forth on Schedule
3.22;
(ii) except as set forth in Schedule 3.22 hereto, no
franchising authority has notified the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries of its application to be certified to regulate rates as
provided in Section 76.910 of the Rate Regulation Rules;
(iii) except as set forth in Schedule 3.22 hereto, no
franchising authority has notified the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries that it has been certified and has adopted regulations
required to commence regulation as provided in Section 76.910(c)(2) of
the Rate Regulation Rules;
(iv) except to the extent that a franchising authority
regulates rates pursuant to the Rate Regulation Rules, such CATV
Systems may continue to charge their current rates in compliance with
the Rate Regulation Act and the Rate Regulation Rules;
(v) such CATV Systems are otherwise in material compliance
with the Rate Regulation Act and the Rate Regulation Rules applicable
to them; and
(vi) no reduction of rates or refunds to subscribers is
required thereunder as of the date hereof.
3.23 Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act. (a)
Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is an "investment company", or a company
"controlled" by an "investment company", within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(b) Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is a "holding company", or
an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding
company", within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935,
as amended.
3.24 Nature of Business. Neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is engaged in any material business other than as described in
Section 6.13.
3.25 Ranking of Loans. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to
which the Borrower is party, when executed, and the Loans, when borrowed, are
and will be the direct and general obligations of the Borrower. The Borrower's
obligations hereunder and thereunder rank and will rank at least pari passu in
priority of payment to all other Senior Debt and senior to all Subordinated
Indebtedness.
SECTION 4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
4.1 Conditions to Closing Date. The agreement of each Lender to make
the Loans requested to be made by it on the Closing Date and participate in any
Letters of Credit issued on the Closing Date and the agreement of the Agent to
issue any Letters of Credit requested to be issued on the Closing Date are
subject to the satisfaction, immediately prior to or concurrently with the
making of such Loans and/or the issuance of and participation in such Letters of
Credit on the Closing Date, of the following conditions precedent:
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(a) Credit Agreement. The Agent shall have received this Agreement,
executed and delivered by an officer of the Borrower as of the Closing Date,
with a counterpart for each Lender, and such officer shall be covered by an
incumbency certificate which shall have been executed and delivered to the
Agent.
(b) Other Loan Documents. The Agent shall have received the Term A
Notes, the Term B Notes, the Revolving Notes, the Guarantees, the Collateral
Documents, and all UCC-1 Financing Statements and other agreements or
instruments required to create or perfect a security interest in the Collateral
executed in connection herewith, in each case executed and delivered by an
officer of the relevant Obligor with a counterpart for each Lender.
(c) Corporate Documents. Certified copies of the charter and by-laws
(or equivalent documents) of each Obligor which is a legal entity and of all
corporate authority (or equivalent authority) for each such Obligor (including,
without limitation, board of director resolutions and evidence of the
incumbency, including specimen signatures, of officers) with respect to the
execution, delivery and performance of such of the Loan Documents to which such
Obligor is intended to be a party and each other document to be delivered by
such Obligor from time to time in connection herewith and the extensions of
credit hereunder (and the Agent and each Lender may conclusively rely on such
certificate until it receives notice in writing from such Obligor to the
contrary).
(d) Fees and Costs. The Borrower shall have paid all accrued fees and
expenses of the Facility Agents (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of
counsel to the Lead Arranger).
(e) Legal Opinions. The Agent shall have received, with a counterpart
for each Lender, the following executed legal opinions:
(i) the executed legal opinion of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
P.C., counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Lead Arranger and the Agent;
(ii) executed legal opinions of local counsel to the Borrower
and the Guarantors in the States of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma,
Arkansas and Louisiana in form and substance satisfactory to the Lead
Arranger and the Agent;
(iii) the executed legal opinion of Xxxx, Raywid & Xxxxxxxxx,
regulatory counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Lead Arranger and the Agent; and
(iv) such other legal opinions as the Lead Arranger and the
Agent may reasonably request.
(f) Material Contracts. The Agent shall have received copies of (i) the
Acquisition Agreement, each Material Contract and each Equityholder Agreement
and (ii) the Subordinated Indentures and the CCI Indenture and each agreement,
instrument and opinion delivered in connection therewith, all of the foregoing
in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and all as certified as true and
correct by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
(g) Tax Sharing Agreement. The Tax Sharing Agreement duly executed and
delivered by CCI, the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, together with
evidence that the "Tax Sharing Agreement" under and as defined in the Existing
Credit Agreement, shall have been simultaneously terminated.
(h) Lien Searches. The Agent shall have received (i) certified copies
of requests for information from all relevant jurisdictions, listing all
effective financing statements which name the Borrower or any Guarantor (or any
predecessor thereto), as debtor, together with copies of such financing
statements, none of which, except for Liens permitted by Section 6.3, shall
cover any of the Collateral and (ii) searches of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
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(i) Stock Certificates; Etc. The Agent shall have received (i) original
stock certificates representing all outstanding shares of stock of the Borrower
and each corporate Subsidiary, and all other stock or certificated interests in
limited liability companies pledged to the Agent pursuant to the Collateral
Documents, together with an undated stock power for each of such certificates,
duly executed in blank by an authorized officer of the relevant corporate
pledgor and (ii) such notices, acknowledgments and filings as may be requested
by the Agent with respect to limited liability company interests and partnership
interests.
(j) Good Standing Certificates. With respect to each Obligor which is a
legal entity, the Agent shall have received a certificate, dated a recent date,
of the Secretary of State of the state of formation of such Obligor and each
other jurisdiction where such Obligor is required to be qualified to do business
under such jurisdiction's law, certifying as to the existence and good standing
of, and the payment of taxes by, each such Obligor in such state.
(k) Subordinated Debt. The Agent shall have received a certificate of a
senior financial officer of the Borrower indicating that the New Subordinated
Notes have been issued and gross cash proceeds have been received therefor in
the amount of $150,000,000.
(l) Equity Investment. The Agent shall have received a certificate of a
senior financial officer of the Borrower and CCI indicating that the Borrower
has, on terms set forth in the investment agreement dated as of May 24, 1999,
received an equity investment in an amount not less than $100,000,000 (net of up
to $3,000,000 in fees plus out-of-pocket expenses) from CCI as a result of an
equity contribution to CCI made by Brera Classic LLC.
(m) Existing Indebtedness. The Lead Arranger and the Agent shall have
received evidence satisfactory to them of (i) the repayment of all Indebtedness
of the Borrower owing to the Existing Lenders under the Existing Credit
Agreement (other than in respect of any Letters of Credit outstanding under the
Existing Credit Agreement), (ii) full repayment of all existing Indebtedness of
BTI and the termination of all guarantees and collateral pledges thereunder and
(iii) release of all Liens on the assets of BTI (except any permitted by Section
6.3), or in each case evidence that arrangements for such release satisfactory
to the Lead Arranger and the Agent shall have been made.
(n) Officer's Certificate. A certificate of a senior officer of the
Borrower, dated the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in the first sentence
of Section 4.2 hereof.
(o) Solvency Analysis. A certificate of a senior financial officer of
the Borrower to the effect that, to the best of such officer's knowledge, as of
the Closing Date and after giving effect to the initial extension of credit
hereunder and to the other transactions contemplated hereby, (i) the aggregate
value of all Properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at their present
fair salable value (i.e., the amount that may be realized within a reasonable
time, considered to be six months to one year, either through collection or sale
at the regular market value, conceiving the latter as the amount that could be
obtained for the Property in question within such period by a capable and
diligent businessman from an interested buyer who is willing to purchase under
ordinary selling conditions), exceed the amount of all the debts and liabilities
(including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities) of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (ii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries will
not, on a consolidated basis, have an unreasonably small capital with which to
conduct their business operations as heretofore conducted and (iii) the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries will have, on a consolidated basis, sufficient cash flow to
enable them to pay their debts as they mature.
(p) Insurance Policies. The Agent shall have received evidence that the
insurance required by Section 5.6 is in full force and effect, together with
appropriate evidence showing the Agent as an additional named insured or loss
payee, as appropriate, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent.
(q) Basic Subscribers; Cash Flow. After giving effect to the BTI
Acquisition (i) the aggregate number of Basic Subscribers of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries shall be at least equal to 345,000 and (ii) the aggregate
Annualized Operating Cash Flow as at May 31, 1999 (calculated, for purposes of
this Section 4.1(d), as though the
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three-month period ending May 31, 1999 was the most recently ended fiscal
quarter referred to in clause (i) of the definition of "Annualized Operating
Cash Flow") shall be at least equal to $65,000,000, and the Agent shall have
received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to such effect.
(r) Acquisition. The BTI Acquisition shall have been consummated in
accordance with the Acquisition Agreement, and the Agent shall have received (i)
a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to the effect that all
material transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement to be
consummated on or prior to the Closing Date have been consummated without
amendment, waiver or modification of the material terms thereof and (ii) the
legal opinions of counsel delivered under the Acquisition Agreement, and each
such opinion shall contain a statement or be accompanied by a letter addressed
to the Agent and the Lenders and dated such date, to the effect that Agent and
the Lenders may rely upon such opinion to the same extent as if it were
originally addressed to each of them, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Lead Arranger and the Agent.
(s) Acquisition Price. The aggregate consideration paid in connection
with the BTI Acquisition shall not exceed $300,000,000, subject to working
capital adjustments at closing calculated pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement,
and the Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the
Borrower to such effect.
(t) Necessary Governmental Authorizations and Consents; Expiration of
Waiting Periods, Etc. The Borrower shall have obtained all governmental
authorizations (including without limitation FCC consents) and all consents of
other Persons, in each case that are necessary or advisable in connection with
the BTI Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the Loan
Documents and each of the foregoing shall be in full force and effect, in each
case other than (i) those the failure to obtain or maintain which, either
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect and (ii) the FCC consents described on Schedule 4.1
hereto, which the Borrower does not anticipate any material difficulty in
obtaining in the ordinary course. All applicable waiting periods shall have
expired without any action being taken or threatened by any competent authority
which would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on the
Acquisition or the financing thereof. No action, request for stay, petition for
review or rehearing, reconsideration, or appeal with respect to any of the
foregoing shall be pending, and the time for any applicable agency to take
action to set aside its consent on its own motion shall have expired.
(u) Debt Ratios. The Agent shall have received a certificate of a
senior financial officer of the Borrower setting forth, as of the Closing Date,
after giving effect to the BTI Acquisition, the funding of all Loans to be made
hereunder on the Closing Date, the issuance of the Subordinated Notes and the
consummation of all other transactions contemplated hereby to occur on the
Closing Date, (i) the actual Maximum Total Debt Ratio (which shall not exceed
7:00:1) and (ii) the actual Maximum Senior Debt Ratio (which shall not exceed
4:50:1).
(v) Additional Proceedings. The Agent shall have received such other
approvals, opinions and documents as any Lender, through the Agent, may
reasonably request and all legal matters incident to the making of such Loans
and issuance of such Letters of Credit shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent.
4.2 Conditions to Each Loan or Letter of Credit. The agreement of each
Lender to make each Loan and to participate in each Letter of Credit, and the
agreement of the Agent to issue each Letter of Credit, requested to be made,
issued or participated in by it is subject to the satisfaction, immediately
prior to or concurrently with the making of such Loan or the issuance or
participation in such Letter of Credit, of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Representations and Warranties; No Default. The following
statements shall be true and the Borrower's acceptance of the proceeds of such
Loan or its delivery of an executed Letter of Credit Request shall be deemed to
be a representation and warranty of the Borrower on the date of such Loan or as
of the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, that:
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(i) The representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement and in each other Loan Document and certificate or other
writing delivered to the Lenders prior to, on or after the Closing Date
pursuant hereto and on or prior to the date for such Loan or the
issuance of such Letter of Credit are correct on and as of such date in
all material respects as though made on and as of such date except to
the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to
an earlier date; and
(ii) No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result
from the making of the Loan to be made on such date or the issuance of
such Letter of Credit as of such date.
(b) Legality. The making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of
Credit, as applicable, shall not contravene any law, rule or regulation
applicable to any Lender or any Obligor.
(c) Borrowing Notice/Letter of Credit Request. The Agent shall have
received a borrowing notice or Letter of Credit Request, as applicable, pursuant
to the provisions of this Agreement from the Borrower.
SECTION 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower hereby agrees that from and after the Closing Date, so
long as any Commitment remains in effect, any Note remains outstanding and
unpaid or any other amount is owing to any Lender or the Agent hereunder, or any
Letter of Credit remains outstanding:
5.1 Financial Statements. (a) As soon as available and in any event
within 45 days after the end of each quarterly fiscal period of each fiscal year
of the Borrower, the Borrower shall deliver to each Lender consolidated
statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for such period and for the period from the beginning of the
respective fiscal year to the end of such period, and the related consolidated
balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such
period, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding
consolidated figures for the corresponding periods in the preceding fiscal year
(except that, in the case of the balance sheets, such comparison shall be to the
last day of the prior fiscal year), accompanied by a certificate of a senior
financial officer of the Borrower, which certificate shall state that said
consolidated financial statements fairly present the consolidated financial
condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in
each case in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, as at the end of, and
for, such period (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments); and
(b) as soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end
of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the Borrower shall deliver to each Lender
consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of CCI and
its Subsidiaries and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including, separately
stated, consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of
CCI and the Borrower) for such fiscal year and the related consolidated balance
sheet of CCI and its Subsidiaries (including, separately stated, a consolidated
balance sheet of CCI and the Borrower) as at the end of such fiscal year,
setting forth in comparative form the corresponding consolidated figures for the
preceding fiscal year, and accompanied by an opinion thereon of the Accountants,
which opinion shall state that said consolidated financial statements fairly
present the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of CCI
and its Subsidiaries as at the end of, and for, such fiscal year in accordance
with GAAP, and a statement of the Accountants to the effect that, in making the
examination necessary for their opinion, nothing came to their attention that
caused them to believe that the Borrower was not in compliance with Section 6.1,
insofar as such Section relates to accounting matters.
5.2 Certificates; Other Information. The Borrower shall deliver to each
Lender:
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(a) within 45 days after the end of each quarterly fiscal period of
each fiscal year of the Borrower, (i) a Covenant Compliance Certificate and (ii)
a Quarterly Officer's Report;
(b) within five Business Days after the same are filed, copies of all
financial statements and reports which the Borrower, any Subsidiary or CCI may
make to, or file with, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor
or analogous Governmental Authority;
(c) promptly but, in any event, within five Business Days after receipt
thereof, copies of all financial reports (including, without limitation,
management letters), if any, submitted to the Borrower or any Subsidiary by the
Accountants in connection with any annual or interim audit of the books thereof;
(d) (i) as soon as available and in any event on or before December 31
of each fiscal year, a budget for the next following fiscal year setting forth
anticipated income, expense and capital expenditure items for each quarter
during such fiscal year, and (ii) quarterly, concurrently with the delivery of
the financial statements for each fiscal quarter during such fiscal year
pursuant to Section 5.1(a) above, a report setting forth a detailed comparison
to the budget referred to above;
(e) as soon as possible and in any event within five Business Days
after the occurrence of a Default or, in the good faith determination of a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower, a Material Adverse Effect, the written
statement by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, setting forth the details of
such Default or Material Adverse Effect and the action which the Borrower
proposes to take with respect thereto;
(f) promptly, but in any event within 30 days after any change in the
senior management personnel of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, written notice of
such change;
(g) promptly but, in any event, within five Business Days after the
same become available, copies of all statements, reports and other information
which the Borrower or CCI sends to all holders of equity interests therein;
(h) (i) as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after the
Borrower knows or has reason to know that any Termination Event with respect to
any Plan has occurred, a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower
describing such Termination Event and the action, if any, which the Borrower
proposes to take with respect thereto, (ii) promptly and in any event within ten
days after receipt thereof by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of the
Borrower from the PBGC, copies of each notice received by the Borrower or such
ERISA Affiliate of the PBGC's intention to terminate any Plan or to have a
trustee appointed to administer any Plan, (iii) promptly and in any event within
30 days after the filing thereof with the Internal Revenue Service, copies of
each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series)
with respect to each Single Employer Plan maintained for or covering employees
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary if the present value of the accrued benefits
under the Plan exceeds its assets by an amount in excess of $500,000 and (iv)
promptly and in any event within ten days after receipt thereof by the Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate of the Borrower from a sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan or
from the PBGC, a copy of each notice received by the Borrower or such ERISA
Affiliates concerning the imposition or amount of withdrawal liability under
Section 4202 of ERISA or indicating that such Multiemployer Plan may enter
reorganization status under Section 4241 of ERISA;
(i) promptly after the commencement thereof, but in any event not later
than five Business Days after service of process with respect thereto on, or the
obtaining of knowledge by, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, notice of each
material action, suit or proceeding before any Governmental Authority;
(j) within five days following receipt by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, copies of all notices received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary
under any Material Contract or any instrument, document or agreement relating to
any
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Subordinated Indebtedness, relating to any material default, any claimed force
majeure or any other material provision thereof;
(k) within five days following receipt by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, copies of all notices received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary
from the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authority relating to any
material dispute regarding deductions, audits or any other material matter;
(l) promptly after receipt thereof, copies of any notices received by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any Franchise of a material
default by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the performance of its
obligations thereunder;
(m) as soon as possible and in any event no later than 10:00 A.M., Los
Angeles time, at least three Business Days before any prepayment of Term B Loans
or Term C Loans is to be made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.7 (the
"Prepayment Date"), written notice of the principal amount of such prepayment
(the "Prepayment Amount") and the applicable Prepayment Date (each such notice
(a "Prepayment Notice") shall be by telecopier or otherwise as provided in
Section 8.02); and
(n) promptly, such additional financial and other information as any
Lender, through the Agent, may from time to time reasonably request.
5.3 Payment of Obligations. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity
or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all its obligations of
whatever nature, except where the failure to so satisfy such obligations would
not have a Material Adverse Effect or except where the amount or validity
thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on
the books of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be.
5.4 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence. The Borrower
shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) continue to engage in
business of the same general type as conducted by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, (ii) except as permitted by Section 6.4(c)
or (d), preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its corporate, limited
liability company or partnership existence, as applicable, (iii) take all
reasonable action to maintain all rights, registrations, licenses, privileges
and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, and
(iv) comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law except to
the extent, in the case of this clause (iv), that failure to comply therewith
would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.5 Maintenance of Property. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each
of its Subsidiaries to, keep all property useful or necessary in its business in
good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted).
5.6 Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, maintain insurance with financially sound and reputable
insurance companies, and with respect to Property and risks of a character
usually maintained by corporations engaged in the same or similar business
similarly situated, against loss, damage and liability of the kinds and in the
amounts customarily maintained by such corporations, provided that the Borrower
will in any event maintain (with respect to itself and each of its Subsidiaries)
casualty insurance and insurance against claims for damages with respect to
defamation, libel, slander, privacy or other similar injury to person or
reputation (including misappropriation of personal likeness), in such amounts as
are then customary for Persons engaged in the same or similar business similarly
situated (such insurance to cover claims arising out of events occurring before
and after the Closing Date), and shall designate the Agent as loss payee or
additional insured, as appropriate with respect to such insurance and cause such
insurance to provide for 30 days' prior written notice to Agent of any
modification or cancellation of such insurance.
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5.7 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions. The
Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books
of records and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity
with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all material dealings and
transactions in relation to its business and activities; and upon reasonable
notice and at such reasonable times during usual business hours, permit
representatives of any Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties and
examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records at any reasonable
time and as often as may reasonably be desired and to discuss the business,
operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries with officers and employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
and with its Accountants.
5.8 Environmental Laws. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to:
(a) Comply in all material respects with, and ensure compliance by all
tenants and subtenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Control
Statutes and obtain and comply in all material respects with any and all
licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required by
applicable Environmental Control Statutes;
(b) Conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and
testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions required under
Environmental Control Statutes and promptly comply in all material respects with
all lawful orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities regarding
Environmental Control Statutes except to the extent that the same are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; and
(c) Defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and the Lenders, and
their respective employees, agents, officers and directors, from and against any
and all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages,
costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature known or unknown, contingent or
otherwise, arising out of, or in any way relating to the violation of,
noncompliance with or liability under any Environmental Control Statutes
applicable to the operations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or the
Borrower's or any of such Subsidiaries' interest in Properties, or any orders,
requirements or demands of Governmental Authorities related thereto, including,
without limitation, attorneys' and consultants' fees, investigation and
laboratory fees, response costs, court costs and litigation expenses, except to
the extent that any of the foregoing arise out of the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of the party seeking indemnification therefor. This indemnity
shall continue in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this
Agreement.
5.9 Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans,
and any Letters of Credit issued hereunder, as follows:
(i) the Term A Loans and the Term B Loans shall be used in
full on the Closing Date (A) to refinance existing indebtedness of BTI
and (B) to pay a portion of the purchase price with regard to the BTI
Acquisition and expenses associated therewith;
(ii) the Revolving Loans shall be used (A) to refinance
existing indebtedness of BTI, (B) to pay a portion of the purchase
price with regard to the BTI Acquisition and expenses associated
therewith, (C) for capital expenditures, working capital and general
corporate purposes and (D) to fund Permitted Acquisitions; provided
that Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$25,000,000 may be used to redeem the 97/8% Subordinated Notes put by
the holders thereof as a result of a change of control arising from the
capital investment made by Brera Classic LLC in CCI.
(iii) any Letters of Credit shall be used for general
corporate purposes; and
(iv) the Term C Loans shall be used (A) for capital
expenditures, working capital and general corporate purposes, (B) to
fund Permitted Acquisitions and (C) to redeem the 97/8% Subordinated
Notes put by
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the holders thereof as a result of a change of control arising from the
capital investment made by Brera Classic LLC in CCI.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Loan or Letter of Credit
will be used for the purchasing or carrying of any Margin Stock.
5.10 Compliance With Laws, Etc. The Borrower shall comply, and shall
cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects with all
applicable Requirements of Law, such compliance to include, without limitation
(i) paying before the same become delinquent all taxes, assessments and
governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or
upon any of its Properties and (ii) paying all lawful claims which if unpaid
might become a Lien upon any of its Properties; provided, however, that neither
the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay and discharge
or to cause to be paid and discharged any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or
claim so long as (A) the validity or applicability thereof is being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and (B) the Borrower or such Subsidiary
shall, to the extent required by GAAP, have set aside on its books adequate
reserves with respect thereto.
5.11 Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries; Prohibitions on
Certain Agreements. (a) The Borrower will cause each of its Subsidiaries
hereafter formed or acquired to execute and deliver to the Agent promptly upon
the formation or acquisition thereof (i) a Guarantee in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent, guaranteeing the Obligations, (ii) a Guarantor
Security Agreement, in form an substance satisfactory to the Agent, granting to
the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a security interest in the tangible
and intangible personal property of such Subsidiary, together with appropriate
Lien searches requested by the Agent indicating the Lenders' first priority Lien
on such personal property, and (iii) UCC-1 Financing Statements, duly executed
by such Subsidiary, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and, in
connection with such deliveries, cause to be delivered to the Agent (A) the
stock certificates representing the issued and outstanding shares of stock of
such Subsidiaries, together with undated stock powers executed in blank, (B) a
favorable written opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Agent as to such
matters relating thereto as any Lender through the Agent may reasonably request,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and (C) such other agreements,
instruments, approvals or other documents as any Lender through the Agent may
reasonably request.
(b) The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take
such action from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that the Borrower
and each of its Subsidiaries at all times own (subject only to the Liens of the
Collateral Documents) at least the same percentage of the issued and outstanding
shares of each class of stock of each of its Subsidiaries (or the same
percentage of such other equity interest, as applicable) as is owned on the date
hereof. In the event that any additional shares of stock (or other equity
interests) shall be issued by any Subsidiary, the Borrower agrees forthwith to
deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Agent pursuant to the Collateral
Documents the certificates evidencing such shares of stock, accompanied by
undated stock powers executed in blank (or take such other actions as necessary
to perfect an interest in such other equity interests) and to take such other
action as the Agent shall request to perfect the security interest created
therein pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
(c) Except for the documents executed in connection with the
Subordinated Indentures, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to enter into any indenture, agreement, instrument or other
arrangement that, directly or indirectly, prohibits or restrains, or has the
effect of prohibiting or restraining, or imposes materially adverse conditions
upon, the incurrence or payment of indebtedness, the granting of Liens, the
declaration or payment of dividends, the making of loans, advances or
investments or the sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of Property.
(d) The Borrower will cause all Telephone Systems owned by it or its
Subsidiaries to be held by Classic Telephone, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or
one or more of its Subsidiaries.
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5.12 Interest Rate Protection. The Borrower will, within 90 days of the
Closing Date and at all times thereafter, cause at least 50% of the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Indebtedness of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries to be either (i) subject to a fixed interest rate pursuant to the
Subordinated Indentures or (ii) subject to Interest Rate Agreements with one or
more of the Lenders (and/or with a bank or other financial institution having
capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $500,000,000) on terms
satisfactory to the Lead Arranger and the Agent, in each case for a period of at
least two years measured from the Closing Date.
5.13 Year 2000. The Borrower will take, and will cause its Subsidiaries
to take, all action necessary to assure that the Borrower's and each
Subsidiary's computer-based systems are able to operate effectively and process
data effectively, including data composed of or including dates on and after
January 1, 2000. At the request of the Agent, the Borrower will provide the
Lenders assurances reasonably acceptable to the Agent of the Borrower's and each
Subsidiary's capacity to deal with the foregoing.
5.14 Xxxxxx Television Partnership. The Borrower will use its best
efforts to cause the Xxxxxx Television Partnership to be liquidated as promptly
as practical after the Closing Date and to cause the shares of BTI held by the
Xxxxxx Television Partnership to be delivered in pledge to the Agent under the
terms of the Security Agreement, provided that such liquidation shall not be
required if doing so would result in adverse tax consequences to such
partnership or its partners.
SECTION 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower hereby agrees that from and after the Closing Date, so
long as any Commitments remain in effect, any Note remains outstanding and
unpaid or any other amount is owing to any Lender or the Agent hereunder, or any
Letter of Credit remains outstanding:
6.1 Financial Condition Covenants. The Borrower shall not:
(a) Maximum Total Debt Ratio. As of the last day of any fiscal quarter,
permit the Maximum Total Debt Ratio to exceed the following levels during the
periods indicated:
Period Ratio
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Closing Date to and including June 30, 2000 7:00:1
July 1, 2000 to and including December 31, 2000 6.90:1
January 1, 2001 to and including December 31, 2001 6:75:1
January 1, 2002 to and including December 31, 2002 6:50:1
January 1, 2003 to and including December 31, 2003 6:00:1
January 1, 2004 and thereafter 5:50:1
(b) Maximum Senior Debt Ratio. As of the last day of any fiscal
quarter, permit the Maximum Senior Debt Ratio to exceed the following levels
during the periods indicated:
Period Ratio
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Closing Date to and including June 30, 2000 4:50:1
July 1, 2000 to and including June 30, 2001 4:00:1
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July 1, 2001 to and including December 31, 2002 3:75:1
January 1, 2003 and thereafter 3:25:1
(c) Total Interest Coverage Ratio. As of the last day of any fiscal
quarter, permit the Total Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than the following
levels during the periods indicated:
Period Ratio
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Closing Date to and including December 31, 2000 1:45:1
January 1, 2001 to and including December 31, 2001 1:55:1
January 1, 2002 to and including December 31, 2002 1:65:1
January 1, 2003 and thereafter 1:75:1
(d) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter
ending September 30, 2003, to be less than 1.05:1.
(e) Pro Forma Debt Service Coverage Ratio. As of the last day of any
fiscal quarter, permit the Pro Forma Debt Service Coverage Ratio to be less than
the following levels during the periods indicated:
Period Ratio
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Closing Date to and including December 31, 2000 1:15:1
January 1, 2001 to and including December 31, 2002 1:25:1
January 1, 2003 and thereafter 1:35:1
(f) Maximum Capital Expenditures. Permit Capital Expenditures of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries to be more than the following levels during the
periods indicated:
Period Maximum Amount
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Closing Date to December 31, 1999 $ 25,000,000
Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2000 $ 45,000,000
Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2001 $ 45,000,000
Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2002 $ 35,000,000
Each Fiscal Year thereafter $ 20,000,000
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries do not, in any fiscal year, exhaust such amount with respect to
such fiscal year, such excess amount may be used to make, or commit to make,
Capital Expenditures in the immediately following fiscal year, but not
thereafter.
6.2 Limitation on Indebtedness. The Borrower shall not create, incur,
assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness,
except for:
(a) Indebtedness created hereunder and under the Notes and the other
Loan Documents;
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(b) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries outstanding
on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 6.2 (and not referred to in any other
clause of this Section 6.2);
(c) the Subordinated Indebtedness;
(d) Indebtedness under any Interest Rate Agreement, provided that such
Interest Rate Agreement is not entered into for speculative purposes but is
entered into, with respect to floating rate Indebtedness, to hedge against
fluctuations in interest rates;
(e) Indebtedness (i) evidenced by performance bonds issued in the
ordinary course of business or reimbursement obligations in respect thereof,
(ii) evidenced by a letter of credit facility related to insurance associated
with claims for work-related injuries or (iii) for bank overdrafts incurred in
the ordinary course of business that are promptly repaid, in an aggregate amount
(under clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)) not to exceed $2,500,000 at any one time
outstanding;
(f) Indebtedness of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower to the
Borrower or to other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower;
(g) additional Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not
referred to in clauses (a) - (f) above (including, without limitation,
Capitalized Lease Obligations and other Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted
by Section 6.3(b)) up to but not exceeding $5,000,000 at any one time
outstanding; and
(h) Indebtedness to the extent representing a replacement, renewal,
refinancing or extension (collectively, a "refinancing") of outstanding
Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as the case may be, incurred in
compliance with clause (b) or (c) above; provided, however, that (i)
Indebtedness of the Borrower may not be refinanced under this clause (h) with
Indebtedness of any Subsidiary, (ii) any such refinancing shall not exceed the
sum of the principal amount or redemption payment value (or, if such
Indebtedness provides for a lesser amount to be due and payable upon a
declaration of acceleration thereof at the time of such refinancing, an amount
no greater than such lesser amount) of the Indebtedness being refinanced plus
the amount of accrued interest thereon and such reasonable fees and expenses
incurred in connection therewith, (iii) Indebtedness representing a refinancing
shall not mature prior to the stated maturity of the Indebtedness refinanced and
shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the
Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced, (iv)
Subordinated Indebtedness may only be refinanced with Indebtedness subordinated
to the Obligations, and otherwise on terms, at least as favorable to the Lenders
as the Subordinated Indebtedness and (v) unsecured Indebtedness which is pari
passu with the Obligations may only be refinanced with unsecured Indebtedness,
which is either pari passu with the Obligation or subordinated to the
Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as the Subordinated
Indebtedness.
6.3 Limitation on Liens. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit
any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien
upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, except for:
(a) Liens created hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents;
(b) Liens on real and/or tangible personal Property acquired after the
date hereof (by purchase, construction or otherwise) by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries, each of which Liens either (A) existed on such Property before
the time of its acquisition and was not created in anticipation thereof or (B)
was created solely for the purpose of securing Indebtedness representing, or
incurred to finance, refinance or refund, the cost (including the cost of
construction) of such Property; provided that (i) no such Lien shall extend to
or cover any Property of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary other than the
Property so acquired and improvements thereon and (ii) the principal amount of
Indebtedness secured by any such Lien shall at no time exceed 100% of the fair
market value (as determined in good
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faith by a senior financial officer of the Borrower) of such Property at the
time it was acquired (by purchase, construction or otherwise);
(c) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges not yet due
or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided
that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the
Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in conformity with GAAP;
(d) Liens created by operation of law not securing the payment of
Indebtedness for money borrowed or guaranteed, including carriers',
warehousemen's, mechanics', materialmen's, repairmen's or other like Liens
arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of
more than 30 days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and Liens securing judgments but only to the extent, for an amount
and for a period not resulting in an Event of Default under Section 7(i);
(e) pledges or deposits in connection with workers' compensation,
unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and deposits
securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance
arrangements;
(f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other
than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal
bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the
ordinary course of business;
(g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar
encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business which, in the
aggregate, would not cause a Material Adverse Effect; and
(h) Liens existing on the date hereof and referred to in Schedule 6.3
(and not referred to in any other clause of this Section 6.3).
6.4 Limitation on Fundamental Changes. The Borrower shall not, and
shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (i) enter into any merger,
consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or
suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or (ii) convey, sell, lease, assign,
transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property,
business or assets, or (iii) acquire any business or Property from, or capital
stock of, or be a party to any acquisition of, any Person (except for purchases
of equipment, programming rights and other Property to be sold or used in the
ordinary course of business) except that, so long as no Default has occurred and
is continuing or would result therefrom:
(a) the Borrower may consummate the BTI Acquisition;
(b) the Borrower may consummate Permitted Acquisitions in accordance
with the terms of Section 6.7(h);
(c) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may be merged or consolidated with
or into: (i) the Borrower, if the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving
corporation or (ii) any other Subsidiary; provided that if any such transaction
shall be between a Subsidiary and a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the Wholly Owned
Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving corporation; and
(d) any Subsidiary may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of
any or all of its Property (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the
Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.
6.5 Limitation on Sale of Assets. The Borrower will not, nor will it
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any Asset Disposition except Asset
Dispositions of (i) obsolete or worn-out Property, tools or equipment no
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longer used or useful in its business so long as the aggregate amount thereof
sold in any single fiscal year by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not
have a fair market value in excess of $3,000,000 and (ii) CATV Systems, so long
as the aggregate fair market value of any CATV Systems disposed of under this
clause (ii) during any twelve-month period shall not exceed $5,000,000; provided
that in each case, (A) the Borrower makes the mandatory payment, if any,
required pursuant to Section 2.7(b), (B) no Default has occurred and is
continuing or would result from such Asset Disposition, (C) the Borrower or such
Subsidiary, as applicable, receives at least fair market value consideration for
such Asset Disposition, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors
(or similar authority for a limited liability company or partnership) of the
Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, and evidenced in a written
resolution thereof, (D) except for an Asset Disposition involving the exchange
of CATV Systems, not less than 75% of the consideration received by the Borrower
or such Subsidiary, as applicable, is in the form of cash and (E) if such Asset
Disposition is of the Borrower's equity interest in a Subsidiary (or any
Subsidiary's equity interest in another Subsidiary), such Asset Disposition
shall constitute a sale of all equity interests in such Subsidiary.
6.6 Limitation on Dividends. The Borrower shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to (i) if a corporation, declare or pay any
dividend (other than dividends payable solely in common stock of the Borrower or
its Subsidiaries) on, or make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for
a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance,
retirement or other acquisition of, any shares of any class of Capital Stock of
the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any warrants or options to purchase any such
Capital Stock, whether now or hereafter outstanding, and (ii) if a partnership
or a limited liability company, make any distribution with respect to the
ownership interests therein, or, in either case, any other distribution in
respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or
in obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (such declarations, payments,
setting apart, purchases, redemptions, defeasance, retirements, acquisitions and
distributions being herein called "Restricted Payments"), except that (i) any
Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or to any other Wholly
Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, (ii) commencing February 1, 2004, the Borrower
may make Restricted Payments to CCI for the purpose of permitting CCI to make
regularly scheduled payments of interest on the CCI Notes as required pursuant
to the terms of the CCI Indenture as in effect on the Closing Date and (iii) the
Borrower may make Restricted Payments to CCI to pay administrative expenses and
taxes in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 in any fiscal year; provided that in
each case (A) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the
making of such Restricted Payment and (B) with respect to clause (ii) above, no
such Restricted Payment shall be permitted during any period in which the
Maximum Total Debt Ratio equals or exceeds 5.50 to 1.00.
6.7 Limitation on Investments, Loans and Advances. The Borrower will
not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any advance, loan,
extension of credit or capital contribution to, or purchase any stock, bonds,
notes, debentures or other securities of or any assets constituting a business
unit of, or make any other investment in (any of the foregoing, an
"investment"), any Person, except for:
(a) investments permitted by Section 6.4(a) and (b);
(b) investments in Cash Equivalents;
(c) investments outstanding on the date hereof and identified in
Schedule 6.7;
(d) operating demand deposit accounts with banks established and
maintained in the ordinary course of business;
(e) investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries;
(f) Interest Rate Agreements;
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(g) investments not referred to in any other clause of this Section 6.7
up to but not exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate; and
(h) Permitted Acquisitions, so long as:
(i) unless the Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in
writing, (1) the aggregate purchase price of all Permitted Acquisitions
shall not exceed the sum of (x) $30,000,000 plus (y) an amount equal to
50% of the amount of Net Proceeds of any Equity Offering not used to
repay or prepay certain debt in accordance with Section 2.7(c)(i);
provided that, in the case of any Permitted Acquisitions in excess of
an aggregate of $30,000,000, the Total Debt Ratio of the Borrower
immediately after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition shall not
be greater than the Total Debt Ratio of the Borrower immediately before
giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition; provided, further, that
not more than $10,000,000 aggregate purchase price of such Permitted
Acquisitions shall consist of Other Communications Businesses;
(ii) such acquisition (if by purchase of assets, merger or
consolidation) shall be effected in such manner so that the acquired
CATV System and the related assets thereof, are owned either by the
Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, and, if effected
by merger or consolidation involving the Borrower, the Borrower shall
be the continuing or surviving entity;
(iii) such acquisition (if by purchase of stock) shall be
effected in such manner so that the acquired entity becomes a Wholly
Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower;
(iv) the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent (which shall
promptly forward copies thereof to each Lender) (1) no later than five
Business Days prior to the consummation of each such acquisition (or
such earlier date as shall be five Business Days after the execution
and delivery thereof), executed counterparts of the respective
agreements or instruments pursuant to which such acquisition is to be
consummated (including, without limitation, any related management,
non-compete, employment, option or other material agreements), any
schedules to such agreements or instruments and all other material
ancillary documents to be executed or delivered in connection therewith
and (2) promptly following request therefor, copies of such other
information or documents relating to each such acquisition as the Agent
or the Majority Lenders shall have reasonably requested;
(v) the agreements, instruments and other documents referred
to in the foregoing clause (iv) shall provide that
(1) the entire amount of the consideration payable by
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with such
acquisition (other than customary post-closing adjustments and
indemnity obligations, and other than Indebtedness incurred in
connection with such acquisition that is permitted under
Section 6.2(g)) shall be payable on the date of such
acquisition,
(2) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries
shall, in connection with such acquisition, assume or remain
liable in respect of (x) any Indebtedness of the seller or
sellers (except for Indebtedness permitted under Section
6.2(g)) or (y) other obligations of the seller or sellers
(except for obligations incurred in the ordinary course of
business in operating the CATV System so acquired and
necessary and desirable to the continued operation of such
CATV System), and
(3) all Property to be acquired in connection with
such acquisition shall be free and clear of any and all Liens,
except to the extent permitted by Section 6.3 hereof (and in
the event any such Property is subject to any Lien not
permitted by this clause (3) then concurrently with such
acquisition such Lien shall be released);
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(vi) no later than five Business Days prior to the
consummation of such acquisition, the Borrower shall have delivered to
each Lender a Covenant Compliance Certificate prepared on a pro forma
basis in accordance with Section 1.2(e) and assuming that interest for
such period had been equal to the actual blended interest rate paid by
the Borrower during such period on the Loans);
(vii) concurrently with the consummation of such acquisition,
all actions (1) required under Section 5.11 and (2) required by the
Agent to perfect a security interest in substantially all personal
property assets acquired shall have been taken (including but not
limited to delivery of an opinion of counsel to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent with
respect to such perfection and with respect to regulatory compliance of
the assets or entity to be acquired); and
(viii) at the time of such acquisition and after giving effect
thereto, no Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing.
6.8 Modifications of Certain Documents; Subordinated Indebtedness;
Certain Changes. (a) The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, consent to any modification, supplement or waiver of any of the
provisions of (i) the Acquisition Agreement in any manner that would have a
Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Tax Sharing Agreement or (iii) any agreement,
instrument or other document relating to the Subordinated Indebtedness
(including but not limited to the Subordinated Indentures) in any manner that
would have a Material Adverse Effect, without, in each case, the prior written
consent of the Majority Lenders.
(b) Neither the Borrower, nor any of its Subsidiaries, will purchase,
redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value, or set apart any money for a
sinking, defeasance or other analogous fund for the purchase, redemption,
retirement or other acquisition of, or make any payment or prepayment of the
principal of or interest on, or any other amount owing in respect of, the
Subordinated Indebtedness; provided that the Borrower may make regularly
scheduled payments of interest on the Subordinated Notes as required pursuant to
the terms of the applicable Subordinated Indenture (it being understood that no
such payment shall be permitted if (i) a Default shall have occurred and be
continuing under Section 7(a), or (ii) for the period described in the
applicable Subordinated Indenture, any other Default shall have occurred and be
continuing) and provided, further, that the Borrower may effect a refinancing of
Subordinated Indebtedness with new subordinated indebtedness of the Borrower so
long as (i) such refinancing is permitted under Section 6.2(h) and (ii) at the
time of such refinancing and after giving effect thereto no Default shall have
occurred and be continuing and provided, further, that the Borrower may redeem,
in part, the Subordinated Indebtedness with the proceeds of Equity Offerings in
the priority and to the extent set forth in Section 2.7 (c)(i) so long as both
immediately prior and after giving effect to any such redemption (i) the Maximum
Senior Debt Ratio is less than 3.5:1 and (ii) no Default shall have occurred and
be continuing.
(c) The Borrower shall not designate any Indebtedness as "Designated
Senior Indebtedness" (as defined in the applicable Subordinated Indenture) for
purposes of the Subordinated Indentures without the prior written consent of
Majority Lenders.
(d) The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, change its legal, operating or trade names without giving at least 30 days
prior written notice to the Agent.
6.9 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as otherwise permitted under
Sections 6.6 or 6.12, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction, including, without limitation, any
purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property, employee compensation
arrangements, or the rendering of any service, with any Affiliate or any
Subsidiary not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary unless (i) such transaction is in the
ordinary course of the Borrower's or such Subsidiary's business and is upon
terms no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be,
than it would obtain in a comparable arm's length transaction with a Person not
an Affiliate, (ii) in the event such transaction involves an aggregate amount in
excess of $1,000,000, the terms of such transaction are set
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forth in writing and shall have been approved by a majority of the members of
the Board of Directors (or corresponding authority with respect to a limited
liability company or partnership) having no personal stake in such transaction
(and such majority determines that such transaction satisfies the criteria in
clause (i) above) and (iii) in the event such transaction involves an aggregate
amount in excess of $10,000,000, the Borrower has received a written opinion
from a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm, or nationally
recognized accounting or appraisal firm, that such transaction is fair to the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries from a financial point of view.
6.10 Fiscal Year. Borrower shall not permit its fiscal year or the
fiscal year of any of its Subsidiaries to end on a day other than December 31.
6.11 Sale-Leaseback Transactions. The Borrower shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, assign or otherwise transfer any of its
Properties, rights or assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to any
Person and thereafter directly or indirectly lease back the same or similar
property unless (a) before and after giving effect thereto no Default shall have
occurred and be continuing; and (b) the net cash proceeds of that sale and
leaseback transaction are at least equal to the fair market value, as determined
in good faith by the board of directors and set forth in an officer's
certificate delivered to the Agent, of the property that is the subject of that
sale and leaseback transaction.
6.12 Management Fees. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, incur any management fees for services rendered other
than management fees payable to Brera Classic LLC or any of its Affiliates in an
amount not to exceed $500,000 in any Fiscal Year.
6.13 Lines of Business. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, engage to any substantial extent in any line or lines of
business activity other than the business of owning and operating (i) CATV
Systems, (ii) Telephone Systems (and businesses related to such Telephone
Systems) and (iii) Other Communications Businesses, provided that in any event
so long as the Maximum Total Debt Ratio is greater than 6.00:1.0, at least 85%
and so long as the Maximum Total Debt Ratio is 6.00:1.0 or less, at least 75% of
the gross operating revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be
derived from the ownership and operation of U.S.
domestic CATV Systems.
SECTION 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing:
(a) The Borrower shall default in the payment when due (whether at
stated maturity or upon mandatory or optional prepayment) of any principal of or
interest on any Loan, any fee or any other amount payable by it hereunder or
under any other Loan Document; or
(b) Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Obligor
herein or in any other Loan Document or which is contained in any certificate,
document or financial or other statement furnished at any time under or in
connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall prove to have
been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made; or
(c) The Borrower shall default in the observance or performance of any
agreement contained in Section 4.3, 5.2(e), 5.4(ii) or 5.9 or any provision of
Section 6; or CCI shall default in the performance of any of its obligations
under Section 24 of the Pledge Agreement; or
(d) Any Obligor shall default in the observance or performance of any
other agreement or obligation contained in this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents (or, in the case of CCI, in the performance of any of its obligations
in the Tax Sharing Agreement) (other than as provided in paragraphs (a) through
(c) of this Section), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of
30 days after notice thereof from the Agent to the Borrower; or
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(e) Any Guarantee shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and
effect; or
(f) The Borrower, CCI or any other Obligor shall default in the payment
when due of principal of or interest on any Indebtedness (other than the Notes)
issued under the same indenture or other agreement, if the original principal
amount of Indebtedness covered by such indenture or agreement is $5,000,000 or
more, or in the payment when due of any amount under any Interest Rate
Agreement; or any event specified in any note, agreement, indenture or other
document evidencing or relating to any such Indebtedness or any event specified
in any Interest Rate Agreement shall occur if the effect of such event is to
cause, or (with the giving of any notice or the lapse of time or both) to permit
the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of
such holder or holders) to cause, such Indebtedness to become due, or to be
prepaid in full (whether by redemption, purchase, offer to purchase or
otherwise), prior to its stated maturity or to have the interest rate thereon
reset to a level so that securities evidencing such Indebtedness trade at a
level specified in relation to the par value thereof or, in the case of an
Interest Rate Agreement, to permit the payments owing under such Interest Rate
Agreement to be liquidated; or
(g) (i) The Borrower or any other Obligor shall commence any case,
proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered
with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or
seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation,
dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B)
seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official
for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or the Borrower or any
other Obligor shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
or (ii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any other Obligor any
case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above
which (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication
or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged, unstayed or unbonded
for a period of 60 days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower
or any other Obligor any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a
warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or
any substantial part of its assets which results in the entry of an order for
any such relief which shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded
pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) the Borrower or
any other Obligor shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its
consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause
(i), (ii), or (iii) above; or (v) the Borrower or any other Obligor shall
generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability
to, pay its debts as they become due or there shall be a general assignment for
the benefit of creditors; or
(h) (i) The Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity shall engage in
any non-exempt "prohibited transaction" (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan, (ii) any "accumulated funding
deficiency" (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, shall
exist with respect to any Plan, (iii) a Reportable Event shall occur with
respect to, or proceedings shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a
trustee shall be appointed, to administer or to terminate any Single Employer
Plan, which Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or appointment of a
trustee would reasonably be expected to result in the termination of such Plan
for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any Single Employer Plan shall terminate
for purposes of Title IV of ERISA (other than a standard termination) or (v) the
Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity would reasonably be expected to incur
any liability in connection with a withdrawal from, or the Insolvency or
Reorganization of, a Multiemployer Plan; and in each case regarding clauses (i)
through (v) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events
or conditions, if any, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect; or
(i) One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the
Borrower or any Subsidiary involving in the aggregate a liability (not paid or
fully covered by insurance where the insurer has admitted liability in respect
of such judgment) of $5,000,000 or more, or involving in the aggregate a
liability (regardless of insurance coverage) of $10,000,000 or more, and all
such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or
bonded pending appeal within 30 days from the entry thereof or in any event five
days before the date of any sale pursuant to such judgment or decree; or
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(j) A reasonable basis shall exist for the assertion against the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any predecessor in interest of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, of (or there shall have been asserted
against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) any claims or liabilities,
whether accrued, absolute or contingent, based on or arising from the
generation, storage, transport, handling or disposal of Hazardous Materials by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates or predecessors that, in the
judgment of the Majority Lenders is reasonably likely to be determined adversely
to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and the amount thereof (either
individually or in the aggregate) is reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect (insofar as such amount is payable by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries but after deducting any portion thereof that is reasonably expected
to be paid by other creditworthy Persons jointly and severally liable therefor);
or
(k) Either one or more of the following events shall occur and be
continuing:
(i) the Borrower shall cease to be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
of CCI;
(ii) prior to a Qualified Public Offering, Brera Classic LLC
and its Affiliates (collectively, the "Brera Holders") shall cease to
own, on a fully diluted basis (in other words, giving effect to the
exercise of any warrants, options and conversion and other rights),
capital stock representing at least 51% of the votes that may be cast
in an election of directors of CCI; provided, however, that if the
aggregate holdings of the Brera Holders represent less than 51% of such
votes solely as a result of the dilution of existing shareholders
generally through the issuance by CCI of additional equity in
connection with a corporate transaction effected after the Closing Date
and not involving the sale or other disposition of CCI capital stock by
the Brera Holders, then no default shall exist under this clause (ii)
so long as the aggregate holdings of the Brera Holders continue to
represent not less than 35% of such votes;
(iii) after a Qualified Public Offering either (x) the Initial
Stockholders shall cease to own, collectively, on a fully diluted basis
(in other words, giving effect to the exercise of any warrants, options
and conversion and other rights), capital stock representing at least
30% of the aggregate fair market value (or, if greater, the aggregate
liquidation value) of the capital stock of all classes of CCI and cease
to hold at least 30% of the aggregate shares of voting capital stock of
CCI (representing at least 30% of the votes that may be cast in an
election of directors of CCI) or (y) any person or group (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act") and Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Exchange Act) (other than the Initial Stockholders) becomes, directly
or indirectly, in a single transaction or in a related series of
transactions by way of merger, consolidation or other business
combination or otherwise, the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of more than 30% of the capital stock of
CCI on a fully-diluted basis (in other words, giving effect to the
exercise of any warrants, options and conversion and other rights); or
(iv) a majority of the Board of Directors of CCI and the
Borrower, respectively, shall no longer be composed of individuals (i)
who were members of said applicable Board on the Closing Date, (ii)
whose election or nomination to said applicable Board was approved by
individuals referred to in the preceding clause (i) constituting at the
time of such election or nomination at least a majority of said Board
or (iii) whose election or nomination to said Board was approved by the
Initial Stockholders; or
(l) Except for Franchises for CATV Systems that cover fewer than 5% of
the Subscribers of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (determined as at the last
day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which a Quarterly Officers' Report
shall have been delivered), one or more Franchises relating to the CATV Systems
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be terminated or revoked such that
the Borrower or such Subsidiary is no longer able to operate such Franchises and
retain the revenue received therefrom or the Borrower or such Subsidiary or the
grantors of such Franchises shall fail to renew such Franchises at the stated
expiration thereof such that the Borrower or such Subsidiary is no longer able
to operate such Franchises and retain the revenue received therefrom; or
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(m) The Liens created by the Collateral Documents shall at any time not
constitute valid and perfected Liens on the collateral intended to be covered
thereby (to the extent perfection by filing, registration, recordation or
possession is required herein or therein) in favor of the Agent, free and clear
of all other Liens (other than Liens permitted under Section 6.3), or, except
for expiration in accordance with its terms, any of the Collateral Documents
shall for whatever reason be terminated or cease to be in full force and effect,
or the enforceability thereof shall be contested by any Obligor; or
(n) The Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail to comply with the
subordination provisions of the Subordinated Indentures; or
(o) Except for a Subsidiary sold with the consent of the Majority
Lenders, any Subsidiary of the Borrower shall fail to be a member of the same
affiliated group of corporations filing consolidated returns for Federal income
tax purposes (within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code);
then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified
in paragraph (g) above, automatically the Commitments to the Borrower and the
commitment to issue Letters of Credit shall immediately terminate and the Loans
made to the Borrower hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other
Obligations shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is
any other Event of Default, with the consent of the Majority Lenders, the Agent
may, or upon the request of the Majority Lenders, the Agent shall, take any or
all of the following actions: (i) by notice to the Borrower declare the
Commitments to the Borrower and the commitment to issue Letters of Credit to be
terminated forthwith, whereupon such Commitments and the commitment to issue
Letters of Credit shall immediately terminate; and (ii) by notice of default to
the Borrower, declare the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other
Obligations under this Agreement and the Notes to be due and payable forthwith,
whereupon (x) the same shall immediately become due and payable and (y) to the
extent any Letters of Credit are then outstanding, the Borrower shall make a
Cash Collateral Deposit in an amount equal to the aggregate Letter of Credit
Amount. In all cases, with the consent of the Majority Lenders, the Agent may
enforce any or all of the Liens and security interests and other rights and
remedies created pursuant to any Loan Document or available at law or in equity.
Except as expressly provided above in this Section, presentment, demand, protest
and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
SECTION 8. THE AGENT
8.1 Appointment. Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints
Union Bank of California, N.A., as Agent for such Lender under this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes Union
Bank of California, N.A., as the Agent for such Lender, to take such action on
its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated
to the Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each
Lender hereby appoints and authorizes the Lead Arranger and the Syndication
Agent and Documentation Agent to act as its agent under and in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement. The obligations of the Lead Arranger and the
Syndication Agent hereunder shall terminate upon completion of the initial
syndication of the Commitments. The Documentation Agent shall have no
obligations hereunder after the Closing Date. Notwithstanding any provision to
the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, none of the Agent, the Syndication
Agent, the Documentation Agent or the Lead Arranger (each, a "Facility Agent"
and collectively the "Facility Agents") shall have any duties or
responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary
relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions,
responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against any Facility
Agent.
8.2 Delegation of Duties. The Facility Agents may execute any of their
duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by or through agents or
attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning
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all matters pertaining to such duties. No Facility Agent shall be responsible
for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by
it with reasonable care.
8.3 Exculpatory Provisions. No Facility Agent, nor any of such Facility
Agent's officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates
shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it
or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan
Document (except for its or such Person's own gross negligence or willful
misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any
recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by the Borrower, any
Subsidiary or any other Obligor or any officer thereof contained in this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or
other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any Facility Agent
under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for
the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency
of, or the perfection or priority of any lien or security interest created or
purported to be created under or in connection with, this Agreement or the Notes
or any other Loan Document or for any failure of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or
any other Obligor to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No
Facility Agent shall be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to
inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained
in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect
the properties, books or records of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other
Obligor.
8.4 Reliance by the Agent. The Facility Agents shall be entitled to
rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing,
resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram,
telegram, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other
document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have
been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and
statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the
Borrower), the Accountants and independent accountants and other experts
selected by the Facility Agents. The Agent may deem and treat the payee of any
Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of
assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the
Agent. The Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any
action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first
receive such advice or concurrence of the Majority Lenders, the Majority
Revolving Loan Lenders or all Lenders, as it deems appropriate, or it shall
first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all
liability and expense (except those incurred solely as a result of the Agent's
gross negligence or willful misconduct) which may be incurred by it by reason of
taking or continuing to take any such action. The Agent shall in all cases be
fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement
and the Notes and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the
Majority Lenders, the Majority Revolving Loan Lenders or all Lenders, as may be
required, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant
thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the
Notes.
8.5 Notice of Default. The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge
or notice of the occurrence of any Default hereunder unless the Agent has
received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement,
describing such Default and stating that such notice is a "notice of default".
In the event that the Agent receives such a notice, the Agent shall give notice
thereof to the Lenders. The Agent shall take such action with respect to such
Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Majority Lenders, the Majority
Revolving Loan Lenders, or all Lenders as appropriate; provided that unless and
until the Agent shall have received such directions, the Agent may (but shall
not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with
respect to such Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the
Lenders or as the Agent shall believe necessary to protect the Lenders'
interests in the Collateral.
8.6 Non-Reliance on the Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender expressly
acknowledges that no Facility Agent, nor any of such Facility Agent's officers,
directors, partners, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made
any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Facility Agent
hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower, any
Subsidiary or any other Obligor, shall be deemed to constitute any
representation or warranty by such Facility Agent to any Lender. Each Lender
represents to each Facility Agent that it has, independently
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and without reliance upon such Facility Agent or any other Lender, and based on
such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own
appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property,
financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower, any
Subsidiary and the other Obligors and made its own decision to make its Loans,
and participate in Letters of Credit, hereunder and enter into this Agreement.
Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance
upon any Facility Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and
information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own
credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as
it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property,
financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower, its
Subsidiaries and the other Obligors. Except for notices, reports and other
documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Agent
hereunder, no Facility Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide
any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business,
operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or
creditworthiness of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Obligor which may
come into the possession of such Facility Agent or any of its respective
officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.
8.7 Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify each Facility Agent
in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower, its
Subsidiaries or the other Obligors and without limiting the obligation of such
Persons to do so), ratably according to the respective amounts of their
Commitments, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs (including, without
limitation, the allocated cost of internal counsel), expenses or disbursements
of any kind whatsoever which may at any time (including, without limitation, at
any time following the payment of the Notes) be imposed on, incurred by or
asserted against such Facility Agent, in its capacity as a Facility Agent, but
not as a Lender hereunder, in any way relating to or arising out of this
Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or
referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
or any action taken or omitted by such Facility Agent under or in connection
with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the
payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements to the
extent they arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party
to be indemnified. The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of
the Notes and all other amounts payable hereunder and the expiration of the
Letters of Credit.
8.8 The Facility Agents in Their Individual Capacities. The Facility
Agents and their Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from, act as
trustee under indentures of, accept investment banking engagements from and
generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower, any Subsidiary, the
other Obligors and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the
Borrower or any such Subsidiary or Obligor, all as though the Facility Agents
were not the Facility Agents hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and
without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders. With respect to the Agent,
the Loans made or renewed and the Letters of Credit issued or participated in by
such Facility Agent, and any Note issued to such Facility Agent shall have the
same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any
Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not a Facility Agent, and the
terms "Lender" and "Lenders" shall include each Agent in its individual
capacity.
8.9 Successor Agent. The Agent may resign as Agent upon 30 days' notice
to the Lenders. If the Agent shall resign as Agent under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, then the Majority Lenders shall appoint from among the
Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent (so long as no
Default has occurred and is continuing) shall be approved by the Borrower (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), whereupon such successor agent
shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Agent and the term "Agent"
shall mean such successor agent, effective upon its appointment, and the former
Agent's rights, powers and duties as Agent shall be terminated, without any
other or further act or deed on the part of such former Agent or any of the
parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Notes. After any retiring
Agent's resignation as Agent, the provisions of this Section shall inure to its
benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Further, if the Agent no
longer has any Loans, Letter of Credit participations or
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Commitments hereunder, the Agent shall immediately resign and shall be replaced,
and have the benefits, as set forth in this Section 8.9. In addition, after the
replacement of an Agent hereunder, the retiring Agent shall remain a party
hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Agent
under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to
such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of
Credit.
8.10 Collateral Documents. Anything contained in any of the Loan
Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower, each Facility Agent and
each Lender hereby agree that (a) no Lender shall have any right individually to
realize upon any of the Collateral under any Loan Document or to enforce any
Guarantee, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies
under the Collateral Documents and the Guarantees may be exercised solely by the
Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in accordance with the terms thereof, and
(b) in the event of a foreclosure by the Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant
to a public or private sale, the Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser of any
or all of such Collateral at any such sale and the Agent, as agent for and
representative of the Lenders (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their
respective individual capacities unless the Majority Lenders shall otherwise
agree in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making
settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the
Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations
as a credit on account of the purchase price for any such collateral payable by
the Agent at such sale.
SECTION 9. MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Amendments and Waivers. Except as otherwise expressly provided in
this Agreement, any provision of the Loan Documents may be modified or
supplemented only by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower, the Agent
and the Majority Lenders, or by the Borrower and the Agent acting with the
consent of the Majority Lenders, and any provision of any Loan Document may be
waived by the Majority Lenders or by the Agent acting with the consent of the
Majority Lenders; provided, however, that no such waiver and no such amendment,
supplement or modification shall (i) (a) reduce the amount or extend the
maturity of any Note or any installment due thereon, or reduce the rate or
extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce the amount or extend
the time of payment of any fee, indemnity or reimbursement payable to any Lender
hereunder, or change the amount of any Lender's Commitment, or amend, modify or
waive any provision of Section 2.6 or 2.7, in each case without the written
consent of the Lender affected thereby; or (b) amend, modify or waive any
provision of this Section 9.1 or reduce the percentage specified in or otherwise
modify the definition of Majority Lenders or Majority Revolving Loan Lenders, or
consent to the assignment or transfer by any Obligor of any of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (except as
permitted under Section 6.4); or (c) release any Obligor from any liability
under its respective Loan Documents; or (d) release any material portion of the
Collateral, except for any Asset Disposition or release of Lien permitted by
this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or (e) amend, modify or waive,
directly or indirectly, any of the provisions of Section 2.1(h), 2.2(f), 2.3(f),
2.4(f) or 2.13; or (f) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Agreement
requiring the consent or approval of all Lenders, in each case set forth in
clauses (i)(b) through (i)(f) above without the written consent of all the
Lenders; or (ii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 4.2 with
respect to the making of a Revolving Loan, or reduce the percentage specified
in, or otherwise modify the definition of, Majority Revolving Loan Lenders,
without the written consent of the Majority Revolving Loan Lenders; or (iii)
amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 4.2 with respect to the making
of any Term C Loan, without the written consent of the Term C Lenders that are
to make such Term C Loan; or (iv) amend, modify or waive any provision of
Section 8 without the written consent of the Agent, Syndication Agent,
Documentation Agent or the Lead Arranger existing at such time, or any provision
affecting the rights and duties of the Agent as the issuer of Letters of Credit
without the consent of the then Agent. Any such waiver and any such amendment,
supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall
be binding upon the Borrower, the other Obligors, the Lenders, the Agent, each
other Facility Agent and all future holders of the Notes. In the case of any
waiver, the Borrower, the other Obligors, the Lenders, and each other Facility
Agent shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under
the outstanding Notes and any other Loan Documents, and any Default waived shall
be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.
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9.2 Notices. All notices, requests and demands or other communications
to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing
(including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall
be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered by hand, or 3 days
after being deposited in the United States mail, certified and postage prepaid
and return receipt requested, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received,
in each case addressed as follows in the case of the Borrower and the Agent, and
as set forth on the signature pages hereto, or in the Assignment and Acceptance
or Assumption Agreement pursuant to which a Person becomes a party hereto, in
the case of the Lenders, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified
by the respective parties hereto and any future holders of the Notes:
The Borrower: Classic Cable, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Seach
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
The Agent: Union Bank of California, N.A
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Communications/Media Division
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Agent or the Lenders
pursuant to Section 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 or 2.8 shall not be effective
until received.
9.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay
in exercising, on the part of the Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power
or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single
or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude
any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right,
remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein
provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and
privileges provided by law.
9.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and
warranties made hereunder and in any document, certificate or statement
delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes.
9.5 Payment of Expenses and Taxes. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or
reimburse the Lead Arranger and the Agent for all its reasonable costs and
out-of-pocket expenses (including travel and other expenses incurred by it or
its agents in connection with performing due diligence with regard hereto)
incurred in connection with the development, preparation and execution of, and
any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith,
and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, including, without limitation, syndication efforts (whether
completed before or after the Closing Date) in connection with this Agreement
and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Lead Arranger, (b)
after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, to pay or
reimburse the Agent and each Lender for all its reasonable costs and
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or
preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the Notes, the other Loan
Documents and any such other documents or in connection with any refinancing or
restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the
nature of a "work-out" or of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding, including,
without limitation, reasonable legal fees and disbursements of counsel to the
Agent and each Lender (including the allocated costs of internal counsel to the
Agent and the Lenders which costs are not in duplication of any costs of outside
counsel to the Agent and each Lender), (c) to pay, and indemnify and hold
harmless each Lender and each Facility Agent from any and all recording and
filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any
delay in paying,
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stamp, excise and other taxes, if any, which may be payable or determined to be
payable in connection with the execution and delivery of, or consummation or
administration of any of the transactions contemplated by, or any amendment,
supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of,
this Agreement, the Notes, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents
and (d) to pay, and indemnify and hold harmless each Lender and each Facility
Agent and the officers, partners, directors, employees, agents and affiliates of
any Facility Agent or Lender (collectively "Indemnitees") from and against, any
and all Indemnified Liabilities, provided that the Borrower shall have no
obligation hereunder to any Facility Agent or any Lender with respect to
Indemnified Liabilities arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of any Facility Agent or any Lender . As used herein, "Indemnified Liabilities"
means, collectively, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages
(including natural resource damages), penalties, actions, judgments, suits,
claims (including environmental claims), costs (including the costs of any
investigation, study, sampling, testing, abatement, cleanup, removal,
remediation or other response action necessary to remove, remediate, clean up or
xxxxx any activities relating to Hazardous Materials), expenses and
disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees
and disbursements of counsel for Indemnitees in connection with any
investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened by
any Person, whether or not any such Indemnitee shall be designated as a party or
a potential party thereto, and any fees or expenses incurred by Indemnitees in
enforcing this indemnity), whether direct, indirect or consequential and whether
based on any federal, state or foreign laws, statutes, rules or regulations
(including securities and commercial laws, statutes, rules or regulations and
environmental laws), on common law or equitable cause or on contract or
otherwise, that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any such
Indemnitee, in any manner relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the
other Loan Documents or the Acquisition Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby (including Lenders' agreement to make the Loans
hereunder or the use or intended use of the proceeds thereof or the issuance of
Letters of Credit hereunder or the use or intended use of any thereof, or any
enforcement of any of the Loan Documents (including any sale of, collection
from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of the
Guarantees)). (To the extent that the undertakings to defend, indemnify, pay and
hold harmless set forth in this Section 9.5 may be unenforceable in whole or in
part because they are violative of any law or public policy, the Borrower shall
contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under
applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities
incurred by Indemnitees or any of them.) The agreements in this Section shall
survive repayment of the Notes and all other amounts payable hereunder.
9.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations; Purchasing Lenders.
(a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the Borrower, the Lenders, the Agent, all future holders of the Notes and their
respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower may not assign,
transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of each Lender.
(b) Any Lender may, in the ordinary course of its commercial banking or
finance business and in accordance with applicable law, at any time sell to one
or more banks or other entities ("Participants") participating interests in any
Loan owing to such Lender, any Letter of Credit participated in by such Lender,
any Note held by such Lender, any Commitment of such Lender or any other
interest of such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided
that the holder of any such participation, other than an Affiliate of such
Lender, shall not be entitled to require such Lender to take or omit to take any
action hereunder except action directly affecting the extension of the maturity
of any portion of the principal amount of a Loan or Commitment, the expiration
of a Letter of Credit or any portion of interest or fees related thereto
allocated to such participation or a reduction of the principal amount or
principal payment amount of or the rate of interest payable on the Loans or any
fees related thereto or reduction of the amount to be reimbursed under any
Letter of Credit, or a release of any Obligor or any substantial portion of the
Collateral or any increase in participation amounts. In the event of any such
sale by a Lender of participating interests to a Participant, such Lender's
obligations under this Agreement to the other parties to this Agreement shall
remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible for the
performance thereof, such Lender shall remain the holder of any such Note and
the participant in any such Letter of Credit for all purposes under this
Agreement and the other
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Loan Documents, and the Borrower and the Agent shall continue to deal solely and
directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and
obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Borrower
agrees that if amounts outstanding under this Agreement and the Notes are due or
unpaid, or shall have been declared or shall have become due and payable upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to have
the right of setoff in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing
under this Agreement and any Note to the same extent as if the amount of its
participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this
Agreement or any Note, provided that such Participant shall only be entitled to
such right of setoff if it shall have agreed in the agreement pursuant to which
it shall have acquired its participating interest to share with the Lenders the
proceeds thereof as provided in Section 9.7. The Borrower also agrees that each
Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17
with respect to its participation in the Commitments and the Loans and the
Letters of Credit outstanding from time to time; provided that no Participant
shall be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to such Sections than
the transferor Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the
amount of the participation transferred by such transferor Lender to such
Participant had no such transfer occurred.
(c) Any Lender may, in the ordinary course of its commercial banking
business and in accordance with applicable law, at any time sell to any of its
Affiliates or Approved Funds or to any Lender, any Affiliate or Approved Fund
thereof or to one or more additional lenders or financial institutions, which
additional lenders shall be subject to the consent of the Borrower, such consent
not to be unreasonably withheld and not to be required if a Default has occurred
and is continuing ("Purchasing Lenders") all or any part of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents
pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Purchasing Lender and
such transferor Lender and delivered to the Agent for its acceptance and
recording in the Register (as defined in (d) below), provided, that (i) any such
sale must result in the Purchasing Lender having at least $5,000,000 in
aggregate amount of obligations related to the Revolving Loans and the Term A
Loans under this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents and in the
case of an assignment of less than all of a Lender's Revolving Loans and Term A
Loans, the assigning Lender shall retain an aggregate principal amount of
Revolving Loans and Term A Loans of not less than $2,000,000, (ii) any such sale
must result in the Purchasing Lender having at least $2,000,000 in aggregate
amount of obligations related to the Term B Loans and in the case of an
assignment of less than all of a Lender's Term B Loans, the assigning Lender
shall retain an aggregate principal amount of Term B Loans of not less than
$2,000,000, (iii) any such sale must result in the Purchasing Lender having at
least $2,000,000 in aggregate amount of obligations related to the Term C Loans
and in the case of an assignment of less than all of a Lender's Term C Loans,
the assigning Lender shall retain an aggregate principal amount of Term C Loans
of not less than $2,000,000 and (iv) each such assignment by a Lender of its
Term A Loans, Term A Note, Revolving Loans, Revolving Note, Revolving Commitment
or its participation in Letters of Credit shall be in such manner so that the
same portion of its Term A Loans, Term A Note, Revolving Loans, Revolving Note,
Revolving Commitment and its participation in Letters of Credit is assigned to
the respective assignee. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and
recording, from and after the transfer effective date determined pursuant to
such Assignment and Acceptance, (x) the Purchasing Lender thereunder shall be a
Lender party hereto and, to the extent provided in such Assignment and
Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder with a
Commitment as set forth therein, and (y) the transferor Lender thereunder shall,
to the extent of such assigned portion and as provided in such Assignment and
Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or
the remaining portion of a transferor Lender's rights and obligations under this
Agreement, such transferor Lender shall cease to be a party hereto). Such
Assignment and Acceptance shall be deemed to amend this Agreement to the extent,
and only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of such Purchasing
Lender and the resulting adjustment of Commitment Percentages arising from the
purchase by such Purchasing Lender of all or a portion of the rights and
obligations of such transferor Lender under this Agreement, the Notes and the
other Loan Documents. On or prior to the transfer effective date determined
pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, the Borrower, at its own expense,
shall execute and deliver to the Agent in exchange for the surrendered Note or
Notes a new Note or Notes to the order of such Purchasing Lender in an amount
equal to the Commitments assumed by it pursuant to such Assignment and
Acceptance, and if the transferor Lender has retained a Commitment hereunder,
new Notes to the order of the transferor Lender in an amount equal to the
Commitments retained by it hereunder. Such new Notes shall be dated the Closing
Date and shall
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otherwise be in the form of the Notes replaced thereby. The Notes surrendered by
the transferor Lender shall be returned by the Agent to the Borrower marked
"canceled."
(d) The Agent shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 9.2
a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance and each Assumption Agreement delivered
to it and a register (the "Register") for the recordation of the names and
addresses of the Lenders and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the
Loans owing to, and, if applicable, the Letters of Credit participated in by,
each Lender from time to time. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive,
in the absence of manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders
may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of the
Loans and the participant in the Letters of Credit, if applicable, recorded
therein for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for
inspection by the Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to
time upon reasonable prior notice.
(e) Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed in
accordance with the terms hereof, together with payment to the Agent by the
Purchasing Lender of a registration and processing fee of $2,000 (except in the
case of a Lender assigning to its Affiliate or Approved Funds or to another
Lender and assignments made to or by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Credit Partners L.P., in
which case the processing fee shall be $500), the Agent shall (i) promptly
accept such Assignment and Acceptance and (ii) on the effective date determined
pursuant thereto record the information contained therein in the Register.
(f) At the request of any Lender that is not a U.S. Person and is not a
"bank" within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, the Borrower
shall cause the Agent to maintain a register (the "Tax Register") on which it
enters the name of such Lender as the registered owner of each Registered Loan
held by such Lender. A Registered Loan (and the Registered Note, if any,
evidencing the same) may be assigned or otherwise transferred in whole or in
part by registration of such assignment or transfer on the Tax Register (and
each Registered Note shall expressly so provide). Any assignment or transfer of
all or part of such Loan (and the Registered Note, if any, evidencing the same)
may be effected by registration of such assignment or transfer on the Tax
Register, together with the surrender of the Registered Note, if any, evidencing
the same duly endorsed by (or accompanied by a written instrument of assignment
or transfer duly executed by) the holder of such Registered Note, whereupon, at
the request of the designated assignee(s) or transferee(s), one or more new
Registered Notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the
designated assignee(s) or transferee(s). Prior to the registration of assignment
or transfer of any Registered Loan (and the Registered Note, if any, evidencing
the same), the Borrower and the Agent shall treat the Person in whose name such
Loan (and the Registered Note, if any, evidencing the same) is registered as the
owner thereof for the purpose of receiving all payments thereon and for all
other purposes, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Tax Register shall
be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender that is a Registered
Holder at any reasonable time upon reasonable prior notice.
(g) The Borrower authorizes each Lender to disclose to any Participant
or Purchasing Lender (each, a "Transferee") and any prospective Transferee any
and all financial information in such Lender's possession concerning the
Borrower, its Subsidiaries, CCI, and their Affiliates which has been delivered
to such Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or any
other Loan Document or which has been delivered to such Lender by or on behalf
of the Borrower in connection with such Lender's credit evaluation of the
Borrower, its Subsidiaries, CCI, and their Affiliates prior to becoming a party
to this Agreement provided that such Transferee or prospective Transferee agrees
to be bound by the terms of Section 9.15(b) hereof.
(h) Nothing herein shall prohibit any Lender from pledging or assigning
any of its rights under its Notes, or, if applicable, its participation in any
Letter of Credit, to any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with applicable law.
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9.7 Adjustments; Set-Off.
(a) If any Lender (a "benefitted Lender") shall at any time receive any
payment of all or part of its Loans, its participations in Letters of Credit, or
interest thereon, or fees, or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether
voluntarily or involuntarily, by set-off, pursuant to events or proceedings of
the nature referred to in Section 7(g), or otherwise), in a greater proportion
than any such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in
respect of such other Lender's Loans, its participations in Letters of Credit,
or interest thereon, or fees, such benefitted Lender shall purchase for cash
from the other Lenders such portion of each such other Lender's Loans,
participations in Letters of Credit, or fees, or shall provide such other
Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, or the proceeds thereof, as
shall be necessary to cause such benefitted Lender to share the excess payment
or benefits of such collateral or proceeds ratably with each of the Lenders;
provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits
is thereafter recovered from such benefitted Lender, such purchase shall be
rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such
recovery, but without interest. The Borrower agrees that each Lender so
purchasing a portion of another Lender's Loan or its participations in Letters
of Credit may exercise all rights of payment (including, without limitation,
rights of set-off) with respect to such portion as fully as if such Lender were
the direct holder of such portion.
(b) In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by
law, each Lender shall have the right, exercisable upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default and acceleration of the
Obligations pursuant to Section 7, without prior notice to the Borrower, any
such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by
applicable law, to set-off and appropriate and apply against any such
Obligations any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand,
provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or
claims in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender or
any branch or agency thereof or bank controlling such Lender to or for the
credit or the account of the Borrower. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the
Borrower after any such set-off and application made by such Lender, provided
that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such
set-off and application.
9.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the
parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of
said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument. Delivery by telecopier of an executed counterpart of a signature
page to this Agreement shall be effective as delivery of an originally executed
counterpart of this Agreement.
9.9 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
9.10 Integration. This Agreement represents the entire agreement of the
Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof,
and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the
Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set
forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.
9.11 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK.
9.12 Acknowledgments. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that:
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(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Notes and the other Loan Documents;
(b) no Facility Agent, and no Lender has any fiduciary relationship to
the Borrower solely by virtue of any of the Loan Documents, and the relationship
pursuant to the Loan Documents between the Facility Agents and the Lenders, on
one hand, and the Borrower on the other hand, is solely that of creditor and
debtor; and
(c) no joint venture exists among the Lenders or among the Borrower, on
one hand and the Lenders, on the other hand.
9.13 Headings. Section headings herein are included for convenience of
reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other
purpose.
9.14 Copies of Certificates, Etc. Whenever the Borrower is required to
deliver notices, certificates, opinions, statements or other information
hereunder to the Agent for delivery to any Lender, it shall do so in such number
of copies as the Agent shall reasonably specify.
9.15 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. (a) The
Borrower acknowledges that from time to time financial advisory, investment
banking and other services may be offered or provided to the Borrower or one or
more of its Subsidiaries (in connection with this Agreement or otherwise) by any
Lender, or by one or more Subsidiaries or affiliates of such Lender and the
Borrower hereby authorizes each Lender to share any information delivered to
such Lender by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement, or
in connection with the decision of such Lender to enter into this Agreement, to
any such Subsidiary or affiliate, it being understood that any such Subsidiary
or affiliate receiving such information shall be bound by the provisions of
clause (b) below as if it were a Lender hereunder. Such authorization shall
survive the repayment of the Loans, the expiration of the Letters of Credit and
the termination of the Commitments.
(b) Each Lender and the Agent agrees (on behalf of itself and each of
its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and representatives) to use
reasonable precautions to keep confidential, in accordance with their customary
procedures for handling confidential information of the same nature and in
accordance with safe and sound banking practices, any non-public information
supplied to it by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement that is identified by
the Borrower as being confidential at the time the same is delivered to the
Lenders or the Agent, provided that nothing herein shall limit the disclosure of
any such information (i) to the extent required by statute, rule, regulation or
judicial process, (ii) to counsel for any of the Lenders or the Agent, (iii) to
bank examiners or other regulatory authorities, auditors or accountants, (iv) to
the Agent or any other Lender, (v) in connection with any litigation to which
any one or more of the Lenders or the Agent is a party, (vi) to a subsidiary or
affiliate of such Lender as provided in clause (a) above or (vii) to any
assignee or participant (or prospective assignee or participant), and provided
further that in no event shall any Lender or the Agent be obligated or required
to return any materials furnished by the Borrower.
9.16 Consent to Jurisdiction. The Borrower, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, hereby irrevocably submits to the nonexclusive general
jurisdiction of the courts of the States of California and New York, the courts
of the United States of America for the Central District of California and the
Southern District of New York and appellate courts from any thereof in any legal
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this agreement or any other
Loan Document, and the Borrower hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in
respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such
California, New York or federal court. The Borrower hereby irrevocably waives,
to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient
forum for the maintenance of such action or proceeding and any objection to
venue of such action or proceeding. Nothing in this Section shall affect the
right of the Agent to serve legal process in any manner permitted by law or
affect the right of the Agent to bring any action or proceeding against the
Borrower or its property in the courts of any other jurisdictions.
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9.17 Interest Rates. (a) It is the intention of the parties hereto that
the Loans made hereunder shall conform strictly to applicable usury laws.
Accordingly, none of the terms and provisions contained in this Agreement or any
of the other Loan Documents shall ever be construed to create a contract to pay
interest to the Lenders for the use, forbearance or detention of money at a rate
in excess of the highest lawful rate applicable (the "Maximum Lawful Rate"), and
that, for purposes of this Section 9.17, "interest" shall include the aggregate
of all charges or other consideration which constitute interest under applicable
laws (whether or not denominated as interest) and are contracted for, taken,
reserved, charged or received under any of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents or otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If as a result of prepayment,
acceleration of maturity or otherwise, the effective rate of interest which
would otherwise be payable to any Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document would exceed the Maximum Lawful Rate for the period during which the
principal amount of any Loan was outstanding, or if any Lender shall receive
moneys or other consideration that are deemed to constitute interest that would
increase the effective rate of interest payable by the Borrower to such Lender
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to a rate in excess of the
Maximum Lawful Rate for the period during which the principal amount of any Loan
was outstanding, then (i) the amount of interest that would otherwise be payable
by the Borrower to such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
shall be reduced to the Maximum Lawful Rate, and (ii) any interest paid by the
Borrower to such Lender in excess of the Maximum Lawful Rate shall be credited
by such Lender as an optional prepayment of the Loans (to be applied to the
principal of the Loans of such Lender in the order specified in Section 2.7(f),
provided that such amount shall not be applied to reduce such Lender's Revolving
Loan Commitment, if any) and, thereafter, shall be returned to the Borrower. All
calculations of the rate or amount of interest contracted for, taken, reserved,
charged or received by any Lender under any of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents that are made for the purpose of determining whether such rate or
amount exceeds the Maximum Lawful Rate shall be made, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, by amortizing, prorating, allocating and spreading during the
full stated term of all of the Loans owed to such Lender.
(b) If at any time and from time to time (i) the amount of interest
payable to any Lender on any date would otherwise exceed the Maximum Lawful
Rate, the amount of interest payable to such Lender shall be limited to the
Maximum Lawful Rate pursuant to paragraph (a) above and (ii) in respect of any
subsequent interest computation period, the amount of interest otherwise payable
to such Lender would be less than the amount of interest payable to such Lender
computed at the Maximum Lawful Rate, then the amount of interest payable in
respect of such subsequent computation period shall be computed at the Maximum
Lawful Rate until the earlier to occur of (x) the date upon which the total
amount of interest payable to such Lender shall equal the total amount of
interest that would have been payable to such Lender if the total amount of
interest had been computed without giving effect to paragraph (a) above, or (y)
payment in full of all Loans held by such Lender.
(c) Without limiting the application of Section 9.16 hereof, insofar as
the provisions of Chapter 1D of the Texas Credit Title, as amended, are deemed
applicable to the determination of the Maximum Lawful Rate with respect to any
of the Loans, the weekly rate ceiling computed from time to time pursuant to
Article 1D.003 of such Chapter shall apply to such Loans; provided that to the
extent permitted by such Article, any Lender may from time to time by notice to
the Borrower revise the election of such interest rate ceiling as such ceiling
affects the then current or future balances of the Loans and other obligations
held by such Lender.
(d) Without limiting the application of this Section 9.17, the
provisions of Chapter 342, Chapter 343 and Chapter 346 of the Texas Finance
Code, as amended shall not apply to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or
the transactions contemplated hereby.
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9.18 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE BORROWER, EACH FACILITY AGENT AND THE
LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL
ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR
ANY OTHER DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND FOR
ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of
the day and year first above written.
BORROWER
CLASSIC CABLE, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Seach
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Seach
Title: President and Chief Financial Officer
AGENT
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.,
as Agent
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
LENDERS
XXXXXXX SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx
Title: Vice President
PARIBAS, as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Directors
MERCANTILE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Title: Vice President
SUNTRUST BANK, CENTRAL FLORIDA, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ X. X. Xxxxxx
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Name: X. X. Xxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
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XXXXXX FINANCIAL, INC., as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
NATEXIS BANQUE BFCE, as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Sach Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
Title: Vice Presidents and Group Managers
SUMMIT BANK, as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx XxXxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
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SCHEDULE 2.1
PART A
COMMITMENTS
Revolving Loan Term A Term B
Lender Commitment Commitment Commitment
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Xxxxxxx Sachs Credit Partners L.P. $ $ $
Union Bank of California, N.A. $ $ $
The Chase Manhattan Bank $ $ $
Banque Paribas $ $ $
